Proverbs 20:8

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6 Most men will proclaim each his own¹ goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?

7 ^aThe righteous man walks in his integrity;
^bHis children are blessed after him.

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.

9 ^aWho can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?

10 ^aDiverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Proverbs 20:8

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment - Kings should see to the administration of the laws, as well as of the state transactions, of their kingdom. In the British constitution there is a court for the king, called the King' s Bench, where he should sit, and where he is always supposed to be sitting. The eyes - the presence, of the monarch in such a place, scatter evil - he sees into the case himself, and gives right judgment, for he can have no self-interest. Corrupt judges, and falsifying counsellors, cannot stand before him; and the villain is too deeply struck with the majesty and state of the monarch, to face out iniquity before him.

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