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Proverbs 20:8–10

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A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.
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From verse 8

  1. Proverbs 25:5Rank 1 from verse 8
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    5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  2. Proverbs 20:26Rank 2 from verse 8
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    26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

  3. Proverbs 29:14Rank 3 from verse 8
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    14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

  4. Psalms 99:4Rank 4 from verse 8
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    4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

  5. Psalms 92:9Rank 5 from verse 8
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    9For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

  6. 1 Samuel 23:3–4Rank 6 from verse 8
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    3And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

    4Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

  7. 2 Samuel 23:4Rank 7 from verse 8
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    4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

  8. Isaiah 32:1Rank 8 from verse 8
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    1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

  9. Proverbs 16:12Rank 9 from verse 8
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

  10. Psalms 101:6–8Rank 10 from verse 8
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    6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

    7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

    8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

  11. Psalms 72:4Rank 11 from verse 8
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    4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

From verse 9

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:20Rank 1 from verse 9
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    20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  2. 1 John 1:8–10Rank 2 from verse 9
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    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  3. 1 Kings 8:46Rank 3 from verse 9
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    46If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

  4. Job 14:4Rank 4 from verse 9
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    4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

  5. Job 15:14Rank 5 from verse 9
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    14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

  6. 1 Corinthians 4:4Rank 6 from verse 9
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    4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

  7. James 3:2Rank 7 from verse 9
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    2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

  8. Job 25:4Rank 8 from verse 9
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    4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

  9. 2 Chronicles 6:36Rank 9 from verse 9
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    36If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

  10. Psalms 51:5Rank 10 from verse 9
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    5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

From verse 10

  1. Proverbs 11:1Rank 1 from verse 10
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    1A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

  2. Proverbs 20:23Rank 2 from verse 10
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    23Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

  3. Deuteronomy 25:13–15Rank 3 from verse 10
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    13¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

    14Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

    15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  4. Leviticus 19:35Rank 4 from verse 10
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    35¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

  5. Micah 6:10–11Rank 5 from verse 10
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    10¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

    11Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

  6. Proverbs 16:11Rank 6 from verse 10
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    11A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

  7. Amos 8:4–7Rank 7 from verse 10
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    4¶ Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

    5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

    6That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

    7The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

  8. Revelation 21:8Rank 8 from verse 10
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    8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

  9. Deuteronomy 7:25–26Rank 9 from verse 10
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    25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.

    26Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 20:8

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

scattereth

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Disperses, spreads abroad, separates, drives away, casts in different directions, or causes what was gathered to be divided.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 20:9

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 20:10

COMBINED MEANING

weights

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Sense 1: Measures or objects used to determine heaviness. Sense 2: The standards by which things are weighed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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measures

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Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

abomination

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Sense 1: A person, thing, act, practice, creature, or condition regarded as detestable or loathsome. Sense 2: An idol or idolatrous thing so regarded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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20:7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

20:8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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20:9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

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20:10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

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20:11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

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