Proverbs 20:28-30

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁸Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and his throne is upheld by righteousness.^[a]
²⁹The glory of youths is their strength,
    but the beauty of the aged is their gray hair.
³⁰Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
    beatings make clean the innermost parts.

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Proverbs 20:28 Gk: Heb loyalty

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