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. Contemporary English Version A severe beating can knock all of the evil out of you! 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. Majority Standard Bible Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts. NET Bible Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBlows that wound cleanse away evil, "" Also the scourges of the inner parts of the heart! Young's Literal Translation The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart! Smith's Literal Translation The joining of a wound will cleanse against evil: and blows the chambers of the belly. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe blueness of a wound shall wipe away evils: and stripes in the more in- ward parts of the belly. Catholic Public Domain Version The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self. New American Bible Evil is cleansed away by bloody lashes, and a scourging to the inmost being. New Revised Standard Version Blows that wound cleanse away evil; beatings make clean the innermost parts. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMisery and torment befall the evil men; and wounds smite the inner parts of their body. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Misery and torment fall upon the evil, and affliction into the inner rooms of the belly. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; So do stripes that reach the inward parts. Brenton Septuagint Translation Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues shall come in the inward parts of their belly. 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 Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it. Job 5:17-18 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. / For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. 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. Psalm 119:67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. 1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. Psalm 94:12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, 1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. Deuteronomy 8:5 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. Psalm 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes. James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Lamentations 3:33-34 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. / To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, 2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. Romans 5:3-4 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. 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 LivingLashes and wounds The phrase "lashes and wounds" refers to physical discipline or correction. In the Hebrew context, the word for "lashes" (מַכּוֹת, makkot) can imply a form of punishment intended to correct behavior. Historically, physical discipline was a common method for teaching and correcting individuals, especially in ancient Israel. The idea is not to promote violence but to emphasize the seriousness of moral and ethical instruction. The "wounds" (חַבּוּרָה, chabburah) symbolize the deep impact that correction can have on a person's character, suggesting that sometimes, painful experiences are necessary for personal growth and moral development. Scour evil Beatings cleanse The inmost parts 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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