Proverbs 20:30
Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.
In context
27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. 28 Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. 30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 20:30 in the KJV
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: So do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 20:30 in the NIV
Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.