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Proverbs 20:30
Blows that cut in, cleanse away wickedness, and, smitings, [enter] the chambers of the inner man.
Proverbs 20:30 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 20:30 in other translations
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
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In context
27 The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.
28 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king,—therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.
29 The beauty of young men, is their strength, and, the ornament of old men, a hoary head.
30 Blows that cut in, cleanse away wickedness, and, smitings, [enter] the chambers of the inner man.
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