Proverbs 20:30

Proverbs 20:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
• New International Version (NIV)Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart.

Context of Proverbs 20:30

28Loyalty and mercy, truth and faithfulness, protect the king, And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness. 29The glory of young men is their [physical] strength, And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience]. Blows that wound cleanse away evil, And strokes reach to the innermost parts.

Proverbs 20:30 word by word

חַבֻּר֣וֹת פֶּ֭צַע תַּמְר֣וּק בְּרָ֑ע וּ֝מַכּ֗וֹת חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The bluenessחַבּוּרָהchabbûrâh chabbûrâh chăbûrâh · woundH2250
• of a woundפֶּ֫צַעpetsa‛ · woundH6482
• cleansethתַּמְרוּקtamrûq tamrûq tamrîyq · cosmeticH8562
• away evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• stripesמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• the inward partsחֶ֫דֶרcheder · chamberH2315
• of the bellyבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: abdomenH990

Cross-references for Proverbs 20:30

• Proverbs 19:25Strike a scoffer [for refusing to learn], and the naive may [be warned and] become prudent; Reprimand one who has understanding and a teachable spirit, and he will gain knowledge and insight.
• Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.
• Isaiah 27:9Therefore through this the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of Jacob (Israel) will be atoned for and forgiven; And this will be the full price [that God requires] for taking away his sin: When Israel makes all the stones of the [pagan] altars like crushed chalk stones; When the Asherim and the incense altars will not stand.
• Hebrews 12:10For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.

Commentaries on Proverbs 20:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30The blueness of a wound - חברות chabburoth, from חבר chabar, to unite, to join together. Does it not refer to the cicatrice of a wound when, in its healing, the two lips are brought topether? By this union the wound is healed; and by the previous discharge the lace-rated ends of fibres and blood-vessels are purged away. So stripes, though they hurt for the time, become the means of correcting and discharging the moral evil of the inmost soul, the vice of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Better, The blueness of a wound is a cleansing of evil, so are the stripes that go down to the inward parts of the belly. The open sores of wounds left by the scourge, unclean and foul as they seem, are yet a cleansing, purifying process for evil; so also are the stripes that reach the inward parts of the belly, i. e., the sharp reproofs, the stings of conscience, which penetrate where no scourge can reach, into the inner life of man. Chastisement…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30Verse 30 Severe rebukes sometimes do a great deal of good. But such is the corruption of nature, that men are loth to be rebuked for their sins. If God uses severe afflictions, to purify our hearts and fit us for his service, we have cause to be very thankful.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30beatings cleanse the inmost parts: See Proverbs 13:24; 22:15; 23:13–14.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. blueness--literally, "joining," the process of uniting the edges of a wound throws off purulent matter. stripes ... belly--So punishment provides healing of soul (Pr 18:8), by deterring from evil courses.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 20:30

• Belly
• Disease
• Punishment
• Wounds

In the dictionaries

• Advice
• Belly
• Cease
• Counsel
• Naught
• Obscure
• Proclaim
• Pure
• Purpose
• Wait

Commentaries on Proverbs 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings