Proverbs 20:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A severe beating can knock all of the evil out of you!

Cross References

Psalm 89:32

Then I will correct and punish them because of their sins.

Proverbs 19:25

Stupid fools learn good sense by seeing others punished; a sensible person learns by being corrected.

Proverbs 22:15

All children are foolish, but firm correction will make them change.

Proverbs 27:6

You can trust a friend who corrects you, but kisses from an enemy are nothing but lies.

Isaiah 27:9

There's only one-way that Israel's sin and guilt can be completely forgiven: they must crush the stones of every pagan altar and place of worship.

Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well.

Hebrews 12:10

Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.