Proverbs 20:30

“The wounds of a blow cleanse away evil, and lashes, the inner rooms of the belly.”

Proverbs 20:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 20:30, word by word

The woundsחַבֻּרוֹתchaburot

bruise

Blow, bruise, welt.

Where else “chaburot” appears
of a blowפֶּצַעpetsa

wound

Wound.

Where else “petsa” appears
cleanse awayתַּמְרוּקtamruk

cleanse

What removes dirt or evil, like a remedy that cleans.

Where else “tamruk” appears
evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears
and lashesמַכּוֹתmakot

wound

The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.

Where else “makot” appears
the inner roomsחַדְרֵיchadre

inner room

Inner room, private chamber.

Where else “chadre” appears
of the bellyבָטֶןvaten

belly

The belly; also one's innermost part.

Where else “vaten” appears

The context

29The beauty of young men is their strength, and the majesty of the old is gray hair.

30 · This verse (above)

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