Proverbs 20:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.”
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“Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokesreachthe innermost parts.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:30 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Isaiah 27:9Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
- Isaiah 53:5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
- Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
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