Proverbs 20:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Stripesחַבֻּרֹ֣ות
(chab·bu·ro·vt)
2250: a stripe, blowfrom chabar
that woundפֶּ֭צַע
(pe·tza)
6482: a bruise, woundfrom patsa
scour(תַּמְר֣וּק
(tam·ruk)
4838: to scour, polisha prim. root
away evil,בְּרָ֑ע
(be·ra;)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
And strokesוּ֝מַכֹּ֗ות
(u·mak·ko·vt)
4347: a blow, wound, slaughterfrom nakah
[reach] the innermostחַדְרֵי־
(chad·rei-)
2315: a chamber, roomfrom chadar
parts.בָֽטֶן׃
(va·ten.)
990: belly, body, wombfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The blueness
chabbuwrah  (khab-boo-raw')
bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself) -- blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.
of a wound
petsa`  (peh'-tsah)
a wound -- wound(-ing).
cleanseth
tamruwq  (tam-rook')
a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery for the bath; figuratively, a detergent -- cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying).
away evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
so do stripes
makkah  (mak-kaw')
beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).
the inward parts
cheder  (kheh'-der)
an apartment (usually literal) -- (bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, within.
of the belly
beten  (beh'-ten)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything -- belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts.

King James Bible
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lashes and wounds purge away evil, and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.

International Standard Version
Blows that wound clean away evil; such beatings cleanse the innermost being.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Misery and torment fall upon the evil, and affliction into the inner rooms of the belly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Brutal beatings cleanse away wickedness. Such beatings cleanse the innermost being.

King James 2000 Bible
Blows of a wound cleanse away evil: as do stripes the inner depths of the heart.
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