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NASB | Proverbs 20:30 Stripes that wound scour away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 20:30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil, And strokes reach to the innermost parts. |
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Bible Note: Radioman2 Thank you for your response. Ypu said.... What do I think Proverbs means by innermost being? I would go with the NLT which translates "innermost being" as "the heart". (heart 5 : "one's innermost character, feelings, or inclinations (knew it in his heart) (a man after my own heart)" [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary]) I agree. Often I listen for the 'carnal' interpretation people may place on 'spiritual' truths and 'spiritual' truths some place on carnal. in this verse some might interpret it to say physical punishment or discipline can 'save the soul'...some legalists have actually imposed that thinking on their children and the result was child abuse followed by hatred for the God that these children perceive as the 'cause of' their abuse...This is why I felt the need to elaborate on the fact that physical discilpline can correct a child's behaviour..and correct behaviour can lead a child to understanding of good and evil, right and wrong. Correcting the heart does not save the soul, but should lead ont to the place of recognizing and receiving. Matthew 12:34-35 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. Jesus distinguished between those who could not 'hear' as of their father the devil and those who 'hear' as those of His Father God. It was all a matter of the heart..those who loved God, recognized Jesus, those who despised God, could not recognize Jesus. God bless |
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