30Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.


In Context

27 The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.

28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so [do] stripes the inward parts of the belly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:30Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:30The blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more in- ward parts of the belly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:30Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:30Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes purge the inner parts of the belly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:30Stripes that wound cleanse away evil: and strokes reach the innermost parts of the belly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:30The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:30The blueness of a wound cleans away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.