Proverbs 20:28-30

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁸A king who is loyal and true will keep his power. Loyalty will keep his kingdom strong.

²⁹We admire a young man for his strength, but we respect an old man for his gray hair.

³⁰A beating can remove evil and make you completely clean.^[a]

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.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)