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Proverbs 20:8

NETBible	A king sitting on the throne to judge¹ separates out² all evil with his eyes.³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 20:8	When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:8	A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 20:8	When a king judges, he carefully weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 20:8	Leaders who know their business and care keep a sharp eye out for the shoddy and cheap,
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 20:8	A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 20:8	A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 20:8	A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.
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KJV	A king <04428> that sitteth in <03427> (8802) the throne <03678> of judgment <01779> scattereth away <02219> (8764) all evil <07451> with his eyes <05869>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:8	A king <04428> who sits <03427> on the throne <03678> of justice <01779> Disperses <02219> all <03605> evil <07451> with his eyes <05869> .
LXXM	otan <3752> ADV basileuv <935> N-NSM dikaiov <1342> A-NSM kayish <2523> V-FMI-2S epi <1909> PREP yronou <2362> N-GSM ouk <3364> ADV enantioutai {V-PMI-3S} en <1722> PREP ofyalmoiv <3788> N-DPM autou <846> D-GSM pan <3956> A-ASN ponhron <4190> A-ASN
NET [draft] ITL	A king <04428> sitting <03427> on <05921> the throne <03678> to judge <01779> separates out <02219> all <03605> evil <07451> with his eyes <05869> .
HEBREW	er <07451> lk <03605> wynyeb <05869> hrzm <02219> Nyd <01779> aok <03678> le <05921> bswy <03427> Klm (20:8) <04428>

NETBible

A king sitting on the throne to judge¹ separates out² all evil with his eyes.³

NET Notes

¹tn The infinitive construct is דִּין; it indicates purpose, “to judge” (so NIV, NCV) even though it does not have the preposition with it.

²tn The second line uses the image of winnowing (cf. NIV, NRSV) to state that the king’s judgment removes evil from the realm. The verb form is מִזָרֶה (mÿzareh), the Piel participle. It has been translated “to sift; to winnow; to scatter” and “to separate” – i.e., separate out evil from the land. The text is saying that a just government roots out evil (cf. NAB “dispels all evil”), but few governments have been consistently just.

³sn The phrase with his eyes indicates that the king will closely examine or look into all the cases that come before him.