1. Proverbs 20:30 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Commentary on Proverbs 20:30 (Summary)

Proverbs 20:30 (ESV)

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

We can learn even from severe hardship. Remember Job. Pain, which we naturally hate and avoid, can serve as a great purifier under the fatherly administration of the Lord (Hebrews 12:4–11).