Verse 30

Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.

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 from him.
• Prov 19:25 : 25 Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
• Heb 12:10 : 10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.
• Isa 27:9 : 9 So in this way Jacob’s sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand.
• Isa 53:5 : 5 He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed.