Proverbs 20:30

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Blows that wound cleanse away evil; they purge the innermost being.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:15 : 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
  • Heb 12:10 : 10 Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
  • Isa 27:9 : 9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.
  • Isa 53:5 : 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Exod 21:25
    72%

    25burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

  • Isa 1:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5Why will you still be struck down? Why do you continue to rebel? Every head is sick, and every heart is faint.

    6From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, only wounds, bruises, and raw sores. They have not been tended, or bandaged, or softened with oil.

  • Prov 20:29
    71%

    29The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

  • Job 5:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

    18For He wounds, but He also binds up; He injures, but His hands also heal.

  • Prov 3:8
    69%

    8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

  • Prov 26:22
    68%

    22The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost being.

  • Prov 18:8
    68%

    8The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

  • Prov 19:29
    67%

    29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

  • Isa 53:5
    67%

    5But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.

  • Prov 17:22
    67%

    22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

  • 1 Pet 2:24
    67%

    24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.

  • Job 20:24-25
    2 verses
    67%

    24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him.

    25It is drawn out and comes forth from his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come over him.

  • Job 14:22
    67%

    22He feels pain only in his own flesh and mourns only for himself.

  • Prov 30:33
    67%

    33For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

  • Prov 10:13
    67%

    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

  • Deut 25:2-3
    2 verses
    67%

    2If the guilty one deserves to be beaten, the judge will have him lie down and be struck before him, according to the severity of his crime, with a number of blows.

    3He may be given up to forty lashes but no more, so that the punishment does not exceed this, and your brother is not degraded in your sight by excessive beating.

  • Heb 12:6
    67%

    6For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.

  • Lev 13:18
    66%

    18When a person has a boil on the skin that heals,

  • Prov 6:33
    66%

    33He will suffer wounds and disgrace, and his shame will never be wiped away.

  • Jer 30:12
    66%

    12This is what the LORD says: Your wound is incurable; your injury is beyond healing.

  • Prov 11:17
    66%

    17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble to his own flesh.

  • Prov 22:15
    66%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • Prov 14:30
    66%

    30A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

  • Prov 12:18
    66%

    18There is one whose rash words are like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Eccl 11:10
    66%

    10Remove vexation from your heart and put away distress from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are fleeting.

  • Prov 23:35
    66%

    35'They struck me,' you will say, 'but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?'

  • Prov 16:6
    65%

    6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

  • Prov 18:14
    65%

    14A person's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

  • Exod 21:18-19
    2 verses
    65%

    18If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

    19if the injured man is able to get up and walk around outside with a staff, the one who struck him shall be acquitted. Nevertheless, he must pay for the time lost and ensure the injured man is completely healed.

  • Prov 4:22
    65%

    22For they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh.

  • Lev 24:19-20
    2 verses
    65%

    19If anyone injures their neighbor, whatever they have done must be done to them.

    20Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them.

  • Deut 19:20
    65%

    20Then the rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and they will never again commit such an evil thing among you.

  • Prov 19:25
    65%

    25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

  • Prov 23:14
    65%

    14You shall strike him with the rod and deliver his soul from Sheol.

  • Job 33:19
    65%

    19A person is also chastened with pain on their bed and continual aching in their bones.

  • Prov 27:6
    65%

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

  • Ps 129:3
    65%

    3The plowers plowed upon my back; they made their furrows long.

  • Prov 13:24
    65%

    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Jer 4:18
    65%

    18Your own way and your deeds have caused this to you; this is your calamity. How bitter it is! It has reached your very heart.

  • Prov 20:27
    65%

    27The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord, searching their inmost being.

  • Prov 15:13
    64%

    13A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but a heart full of sorrow crushes the spirit.

  • Job 19:29
    64%

    29be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.