Wounding blows cleanse away evil, And beatings purge the innermost parts.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Better, The blueness of a wound is a cleansing of evil, so are the stripes that go down to the inward parts of the belly.

The open …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The bluene of a wound. —Rather, the stripes of a wound, or wounds which cut into the flesh, cleanse away evil.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The blueness of a wound cleanses away evil
Rubs it off and scours it away, as the word F13 signifies, or …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Severe rebukes sometimes do a great deal of good. But such is the corruption of nature, that people are unwilling to be rebuked for their sins. If …

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