28 (A)Mercy and truth preserve the king: for his throne shall be established with mercy.

29 The beauty of young men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.

30 [a]The blueness of the wound serveth to purge the evil, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:30 Sharp punishment that pierceth even the inward parts, is profitable for the wicked, to bring them to amendment.

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