Proverbs 30:13

There is a generation, whose eyes have been elevated, and their eyelids are lifted on high.

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In The King James Version

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

In Context

12There is a generation which seems pure to themselves, and yet they are not even washed from their filthiness.

14There is a generation which has swords in place of teeth, and which commands their molars to devour the indigent from the earth and the poor from among men.

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Cross References

Psalms 131:1A Canticle in steps. O Lord, remember David and all his meekness,

Proverbs 21:4To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin.

Isaiah 3:16And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion have been lifted up, and have walked with extended necks and winking eyes, because they have continued on, walking noisily and advancing with a pretentious stride,

Ezekiel 28:9So then, will you speak, in the presence of those who are destroying you, before the hand of those who are killing you, saying, ‘I am God,’ though you are a man, and not God?

Habakkuk 2:4Behold, he who is unbelieving, his soul will not be right within himself; but he who is just shall live in his faith.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:11-15

Four Wicked Generations. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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