Holy Scripture
Proverbs 20:30
A church father on this verse
“The sick are to be admonished to consider how great a boon is bodily affliction, which both washes away committed sins and restrains those which might have been committed, which inflicts on the troubled mind wounds of penitence derived from outward stripes. Whence it is written, "The blueness of a wound cleanseth away…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
30Bruises and contusions befall bad men; And plagues shall come into the inward parts of their belly.
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In context
28Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, And will surround his throne with righteousness.
29Wisdom is an ornament to young men; And gray hairs are the glory of old men.
— Proverbs 20:30 —