Proverbs 20:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 20:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 20:30 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 20:30 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 20:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.”

Proverbs 20:30 — World English Bible

Proverbs 20:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.”

Proverbs 20:30 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!”

Proverbs 20:30 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.”

Proverbs 20:30 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly. ”

Proverbs 20:30 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 20:30 in Context — Proverbs 20

28 La bonté et la fidélité gardent le roi, Et il soutient son trône par la bonté.

29 La force est la gloire des jeunes gens, Et les cheveux blancs sont l’ornement des vieillards.

30 Les plaies d’une blessure sont un remède pour le méchant; De même les coups qui pénètrent jusqu’au fond des entrailles.

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What Does Proverbs 20:30 Mean?

Proverbs 20:30 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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