Proverbs 20:30
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordThe blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
— Proverbs 20:30, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokesreachthe innermost parts.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!