Proverbs 20:30
חַבֻּרוֹת פֶּצַע תמריק בְּרָע וּמַכּוֹת חַדְרֵי ־ בָֽטֶן ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
In Context
29תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 22:15אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב ־ נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
Isaiah 53:5וְהוּא מְחֹלָל מִפְּשָׁעֵנוּ מְדֻכָּא מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ מוּסַר שְׁלוֹמֵנוּ עָלָיו וּבַחֲבֻרָתוֹ נִרְפָּא ־ לָֽנוּ ׃
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 →