Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being. New Living Translation Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart. English Standard Version Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts. Berean Standard Bible Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts. King James Bible The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. New King James Version Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart. New American Standard Bible Bruising wounds clean away evil, And blows cleanse the innermost parts. NASB 1995 Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts. NASB 1977 Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts. Legacy Standard Bible Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts of the body. Amplified Bible Blows that wound cleanse away evil, And strokes reach to the innermost parts. Christian Standard Bible Lashes and wounds purge away evil, and beatings cleanse the innermost parts. Holman Christian Standard Bible Lashes and wounds purge away evil, and beatings cleanse the innermost parts. American Standard Version Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Misery and torment fall upon the evil, and affliction into the inner rooms of the belly. Brenton Septuagint Translation Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues shall come in the inward parts of their belly. Contemporary English Version A severe beating can knock all of the evil out of you! Douay-Rheims Bible The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more in- ward parts of the belly. English Revised Version Stripes that wound cleanse away evil: and strokes reach the innermost parts of the belly. GOD'S WORD® Translation Brutal beatings cleanse away wickedness. Such beatings cleanse the innermost being. Good News Translation Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways. International Standard Version Blows that wound clean away evil; such beatings cleanse the innermost being. JPS Tanakh 1917 Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; So do stripes that reach the inward parts. Literal Standard Version Blows that wound cleanse away evil, | Also the scourges of the inner parts of the heart! Majority Standard Bible Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts. New American Bible Evil is cleansed away by bloody lashes, and a scourging to the inmost being. NET Bible Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being. New Revised Standard Version Blows that wound cleanse away evil; beatings make clean the innermost parts. New Heart English Bible Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts. Webster's Bible Translation The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. World English Bible Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts. Young's Literal Translation The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wine is a Mocker…29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old. 30Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts. Cross References 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. "By His stripes you are healed." Psalm 89:32 I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. Proverbs 27:6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Isaiah 53:5 But 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. Treasury of Scripture The blueness of a wound cleans away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. Proverbs 19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Isaiah 27:9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. Jump to Previous Bandages Beatings Belly Blows Body Clean Cleanse Cleanseth Deepest Evil Heart Inmost Innermost Inward Parts Plagues Purge Reach Rod Scour Sharp Stripes Strokes Wound Wounding WoundsJump to Next Bandages Beatings Belly Blows Body Clean Cleanse Cleanseth Deepest Evil Heart Inmost Innermost Inward Parts Plagues Purge Reach Rod Scour Sharp Stripes Strokes Wound Wounding WoundsProverbs 20 1. Proper Living(30) The blueness of a wound.--Rather, the stripes of a wound, or wounds which cut into the flesh, cleanse away evil. So do stripes the inward parts of the belly.--Better, and blows (which reach) the inward parts of the belly, i.e., which are felt in the inmost recesses of the heart (comp. Proverbs 20:27). Kindness is thrown away upon some people: they can only be touched by punishment. Verse 30. - The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil. So the Vulgate, Livor vulneris absterget mala. Chaburoth means "stripes," and the proverb says that deep-cutting stripes are the only effectual cure of evil; i.e. severe punishment is the best healing process in cases of moral delinquency (Proverbs 19:29). Painful remedies, incisions, cauteries, amputations, are often necessary in the successful treatment of bodily ailments; spiritual sickness needs sterner, more piercing, remedies. So do stripes the inward parts of the belly; or better, and strokes that reach, etc. The stings of conscience, warnings and reproofs which penetrate to the inmost recesses of the heart, chastisement which affects the whole spiritual being. - these are needful to the correction and purification of inveterate evil. Aben Ezra connects this verse with the preceding thus: as strength gives a glory to young men, and hoar hairs adorn an old man, so wounds and bruises, so to speak, ornament the sinner, mark him out, and at the same time heal and amend him. It may also be connected with ver. 27. If a man will not use the lamp which God has given him for illumination and correction, he must expect severe chastisement and sternest discipline. Septuagint, "Bruises (ὑπώπια) and contusions befall bad men, and plagues that reach to the chambers of the belly." St. Gregory, 'Moral.,' 23:40, "By the blueness of a wound he implies the discipline of blows on the body. But blows in the secret parts of the belly are the wounds of the mind within, which are inflicted by compunction. For as the belly is distended when filled with food, so is the mind puffed up when swollen with wicked thoughts. The blueness, then, of a wound, and blows in the secret parts of the belly, cleanse away evil, because both outward discipline does away with faults, and compunction pierces the distended mind with the punishment of penance. But they differ from each other in this respect, that the wounds of blows give us pain, the sorrows of compunction have good savour. The one afflict and torture, the others restore when they afflict us. Through the one there is sorrow in affliction, through the other there is joy in grief" (Oxford transl.).
Hebrew Lashesחַבֻּר֣וֹת (ḥab·bu·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2250: A stripe, blow and wounds פֶּ֭צַע (pe·ṣa‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6482: A bruise, wound scour תַּמְר֣וּק (tam·rūq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4838: To polish, to sharpen, to rinse evil, בְּרָ֑ע (bə·rā‘) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil and beatings וּ֝מַכּ֗וֹת (ū·mak·kō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4347: A wound, carnage, pestilence cleanse the inmost parts. חַדְרֵי־ (ḥaḏ·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2315: A chamber, room Links Proverbs 20:30 NIVProverbs 20:30 NLT Proverbs 20:30 ESV Proverbs 20:30 NASB Proverbs 20:30 KJV Proverbs 20:30 BibleApps.com Proverbs 20:30 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 20:30 Chinese Bible Proverbs 20:30 French Bible Proverbs 20:30 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil and beatings (Prov. Pro Pr) |
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