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Proverbs 20:30 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Proverbs 20:30

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28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

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

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Many people need strong correction. Some children are so stubborn that their parents cannot help them without firm discipline. Some criminals also need the force of the law and public justice. Gentle methods will not work on such people, and they must feel the seriousness of their sin. Even God, in his wisdom, sees that his own children sometimes need very severe suffering and discipline.

Strong rebukes can do a great deal of good. They can work like a corrosive medicine on a wound, burning away unhealthy flesh so healing can begin. In the same way, the rod can drive out the foolishness that is bound up in the heart and wash away evil within.

Yet often those who need the strongest correction are the least able to bear it. Human nature is so corrupt that people dislike being sharply rebuked for their sins almost as much as being beaten until their bones ache. “Correction is painful for the one who leaves the right way,” yet it is good for him (Hebrews 12:11).

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"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

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Isaiah 27:9

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"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."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 20:1

"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."

Proverbs 20:2

"The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul."

Proverbs 20:3

"It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling."

Proverbs 20:4

"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest,"

Proverbs 20:5

"Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out."

Proverbs 20:6

"Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?"
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