Proverbs 20:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:30 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. cleanseth...: Heb. is a purgin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:30 — KJV
“The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. cleanseth...: Heb. is a purging medicine against”
— Proverbs 20:30 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:30 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:30
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:30: away, evil, heb
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:30: wound, away, heb
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. talebearer: or, whisperer as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded most...: Heb. chambers”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:30: wound, parts, belly
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. innermost...: Heb. chambers”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:30: wound, parts, belly
“And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. eaten...: Heb. come to the inward parts of them”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:30: inward, parts, heb
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