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The royal theme returns in Proverbs 20:8: A king who sits on the throne of justice disperses all evil with his eyes (v. 8). Solomon describes the moral effect of a leader whose vision is not corrupted.
The throne of justice describes the seat from which a just king rules. He is not interrogating every wrongdoer at length. His clear-eyed presence is itself a deterrent because evil cannot operate undetected before someone whose vision has not been bought.
He disperses all evil with his eyes. The verse sets a high bar for both kings and leaders. Leadership at its best is exercised primarily through perception and presence. The proverb also points forward, in the canonical sense, to the perfectly righteous Judge who will one day disperse all evil with the look of His eyes (to learn more about Christ’s return as the righteous King and Judge who will defeat evil and reign with absolute authority, please read our commentary on Revelation 19:11-16).
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 20:8 Meaning
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