Proverbs 20:30
The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:15Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
Isaiah 53:5But hee was wounded for our transgressions, hee was broken for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was vpon him, and with his stripes we are 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 →