Proverbs 20:30

Modern

Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

Traditional

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

Literal

Stripes that wound scour evil, and beatings, the chambers of the belly.

Latin

Livor vulneris absterget mala, et plagæ in secretioribus ventris.

Hebrew

English

Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

beatings cleanse the inmost parts: See Proverbs 13:24; 22:15; 23:13–14.

Hebrews 12:10
Our 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.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 19:25
Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
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.
Isaiah 27:9
Therefore 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.