The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Painful correction cleanses away evil rather than merely inflicting hurt. The discoloration of a wound and blows that reach inward picture discipline that goes beneath the surface. Outward suffering and inward stripes together portray a chastening that penetrates to a person's inner life. By reaching that depth, such discipline corrects what is inward and removes the evil lodged there.
Painful correction cleanses away evil rather than merely inflicting hurt. The discoloration of a wound and blows that reach inward picture discipline that goes beneath the surface. Outward suffering and inward stripes together portray a chastening that penetrates to a person's inner life. By reaching that depth, such discipline corrects what is inward and removes the evil lodged there.