Proverbs 20:30
The bruises of a wound are cleansing means for the bad, and stripes [will reach] the inner chambers of the body.
Leeser Tanakh
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 ornament of young men is their strength; and the glory of old men is a hoary head.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:15When folly is bound fast to the heart of a lad, the rod of correction must remove it far from him.
Isaiah 53:5Yet he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement for our peace was upon him; and through his bruises was healing granted to us.
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 →