29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the [a](A)honor of old men is their gray hair.
30 (B)Stripes that wound scour away evil,
And strokes reach the [b]innermost parts.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor
  2. Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the body

29 The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.(A)

30 Blows and wounds scrub(B) away evil,
    and beatings(C) purge the inmost being.

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