Proverbs 20:28-30

New Living Translation

²⁸Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
his throne is made secure through love.

²⁹The glory of the young is their strength;
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.

³⁰Physical punishment cleanses away evil;^[a]
such discipline purifies the heart.

Proverbs 20:28-30

New International Version

²⁸Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
through love^(A) his throne is made secure.^(B)

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength,
gray hair the splendor of the old.^(C)

³⁰Blows and wounds scrub^(D) away evil,
and beatings^(E) purge the inmost being.

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)