Proverbs 20:8
Compared across 29 translations
English
A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgmentSifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
A king who sits on the throne of justice[f]Disperses all evil with his eyes.
A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.
When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good.
Arabic
الْمَلِكُ الْمُتَرَبِّعُ عَلَى عَرْشِ الْقَضَاءِ يُغَرْبِلُ بِعَيْنِهِ الْبَصِيرَةِ الْخَيْرَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ.
Danish
Før kongen afsiger sin dom, vurderer han omhyggeligt alle vidnesbyrd.
German
Wenn der König Gericht hält, durchschaut er jeden Verbrecher.
Spanish
Cuando el rey se sienta en el tribunal, con su sola mirada barre toda maldad.
Cuando el rey se sienta en el tribunal, con su sola mirada barre toda maldad.
French
Lorsque le roi siège pour juger,d’un coup d’œil, il dissipe tout ce qui est mal.
Hiligaynon
Kon maghukom ang hari sang kaso, ginasiguro gid niya nga mahibaluan ang naghimo sang malain.
Japanese
裁判の席につく王は、あらゆる証拠を注意深く調べ、ほんとうのこととうそとを見分けます。
Korean
재판석에 앉은 왕은 그의 눈으로 죄의 진상을 가려낸다.
nl
Een koning die vanaf zijn troon rechtspreekt, haalt met één oogopslag recht en onrecht uit elkaar.
Portuguese
Quando o rei se assenta no trono para julgar,com o olhar esmiúça todo o mal.
Um governante, quando tem de tomar decisões, pesa todas as informações,distinguindo cuidadosamente a verdade e a falsidade.
Romanian
Când regele stă pe tronul lui ca să judece, spulberă orice rău cu privirea lui.
Russian
Когда царь садится на судейский престол, он глазами способен всё зло развеять.
Когда царь садится на судейский престол, он глазами способен всё зло развеять.
Когда царь садится на судейский престол, он глазами способен всё зло развеять.
Когда царь садится на судейский престол,он глазами способен все зло развеять.
Swedish
En kung som sitter på domarsätet sållar med blicken bort allt ont.
Thai
เมื่อกษัตริย์ประทับบนบัลลังก์พิพากษาพระเนตรของพระองค์ทรงฝัดร่อนความชั่วทั้งปวงออก
zh-Hant
王坐在寶座上審判, 他的眼目明察罪惡。