Proverbs 20:30
Blewe woundes driue away euyll, and stripes in the inwarde partes of the body.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
In Context
29The strength of young men is their worship, and a gray head is an honour vnto the aged.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:15Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away.
Isaiah 53:5Wheras he [notwithstandyng] was wounded for our offences, and smitten for our wickednesse: for the payne of our punishment was layde vpon hym, and with his stripes are we healed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:30
29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. This shows that both young and old have their advantages, and therefore must each of them be, according to their capacities, serviceable to the public, and neither of them despise nor envy the other. 1. Let not old people despise the young, for they are strong and fit for action, able to go through business and break through difficulties, which the aged and weak cannot grapple with. The glory of young men is their strength,… Read the whole commentary →