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What Does Proverbs 20:30 Mean?
“The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. cleanseth: Heb. is a purging medicine against”
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(30) **The blueness of a wound.**—Rather, *the stripes of a wound, *or wounds which cut into the flesh, cleanse away evil.
**So do stripes the inward parts of the belly.—**Better, *and blows *(which reach) *the inward parts of the belly, i.e., *which are felt in the inmost recesses of the heart (comp. Proverbs 20:27). Kindness is thrown away upon some people: they can only be touched by punishment.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Theological Significance
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