Proverbs 20:30

Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self