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Proverbs 20:30
Proverbs 20:30 is verse 30 of Proverbs chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
King James Version
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.
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Proverbs 20:28–30 · Berean Standard Bible
28 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
30 Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
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.