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Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 A king sitting on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
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English Standard Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
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King James Version
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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The Message Bible
8 Leaders who know their business and care keep a sharp eye out for the shoddy and cheap,
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New American Standard Bible
8 A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.
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New International Version
8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
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New King James Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.
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New Living Translation
8 When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good.
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New Revised Standard
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
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American Standard Version
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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The Bible in Basic English
8 A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.
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Common English Bible
8 A king who sits on his judgment throne sifts out all evil with his eyes.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
8 A king who sits on his judgment throne sifts out all evil with his eyes.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
8 The king seated on his judgment throne can winnow out all evil with his glance.
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The Darby Translation
8 A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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Good News Translation
8 The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.
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8 The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
8 A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes.
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Hebrew Names Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
8 A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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Lexham English Bible
8 A king who sits on [the] throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
8 Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.
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New Century Version
8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he knows evil when he sees it.
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New International Reader's Version
8 A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
8 The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
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Revised Standard Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
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Third Millennium Bible
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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The Latin Vulgate
8 rex qui sedet in solio iudicii dissipat omne malum intuitu suo
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8 rex qui sedet in solio iudicii dissipat omne malum intuitu suo
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The Webster Bible
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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World English Bible
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
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Wycliffe
8 A king that sitteth in the seat of doom, destroyeth all evil by his looking. (A king who sitteth on the seat of judgement, knoweth evil when he seeth it.)
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Young's Literal Translation
8 A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
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