Blows of a wound cleanse away evil: as do stripes the inner depths of the heart.
All Commentaries on Proverbs 20:30 Go To Proverbs 20
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Evils. The wicked shall derive benefit from correction.
Belly. They shall feel the remorse of conscience, as Chaldean seems to indicate. (Calmet)
A serious illness often causes people to repent. (Menochius)