Cross references

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on a throne to judge

sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 BSB

Proverbs 20:8 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 25:5 (7 votes) and Proverbs 20:26 (6 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from 1 Samuel 23 to Romans 13.

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Which verses does Proverbs 20:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  2. A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

  3. Psalm 99:45 votes

    The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  4. A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

  5. Psalm 92:94 votes

    For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

  6. But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

  7. is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

  8. Psalm 72:43 votes

    May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

  9. My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me. No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence. …

  10. Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

Which verses point to Proverbs 20:8?

The 10 strongest of 14.