KJVThe blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokesreachthe innermost parts.
Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!
Wounding stripes purge away evil, and strokes [purge] the inner parts of the belly.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
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