May the (A)righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;
It is (B)oil for the head;
My head shall not refuse it,
For my prayer (C)is still against their evil deeds.

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Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me(A)—that is oil on my head.(B)
My head will not refuse it,
    for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

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30 (A)Bruising wounds clean away evil,
And blows cleanse the [a]innermost parts.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:30 Lit chambers of the body

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

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