Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
In Context
11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
13There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
Cross References
Judges 17:13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
Job 33:9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
Psalms 51:2Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Proverbs 16:2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Isaiah 1:16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Jeremiah 2:22Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
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 →