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[Dora]

Pro 20:30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As [do] stripes the inner depths of the heart.

[Zinnia]

I see it as either trials or discipline make us into stronger people whether it's physical or emotional.

[Christnundrconstruxn]

easy to read version,

(A beating can remove evil and make you completely clean.)

Allthough I don't know that I can agree with this without more to back it up, This IS a confusing verse to me as well,
I cannot wait to hear others input on this

[Mackenaw]

Hello Piney (((hugs)))

God bless you this day.

Proverbs 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

Well, in my language: A bully that constantly inflicts fear in others and pummels them and doesn't take verbal correction, is more likely to think twice about behaving that way again, if he, himself, gets a pummeling. And so too, are the convictions of the The Holy Spirit. When we get those strong corrections from The Holy Spirit, it is a good thing.

Hebrews 12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised (trained) thereby.

God bless and keep you, Piney.
Love,
Mack

[vahn]

Ever noticed ? After almost 99% of a physical fight , both parties end up licking their wounds ? That's because in all fights , both parties receive blows , and , each of parties involved , in their minds , saying "Ishouldn't have done or said that " , or , " if I only had done or said this or that instead" . Even when one recieves a blow without having being engaged in any fight at all , one receives a blow because of something done or said something that necessitated some kind of a blow to stop the "action" taken , thus the person would end up saying " I shouldn't have done that " - Evil, whether thought or action , being driven out of them - But the Proverb doesn't stop there , that's because the Author is saying "even though the blow drove the evil thought out , it doesn't mean it wont be repeated , that's why he added the stripes , as in lashes , punishment of a sort , go deep within the innards , as in a constant reminder of the consequences .

A blow will stop an evil action .... Sripes will remind him what would happen if repeated .


However many cents that's worth



In Christ , our Lord

[Zinnia]

This guy seems to have a pretty good explanation of it.

http://wallacegsmith.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/8/