Proverbs 30:12
There are some who see themselves as pure but they're still filthy—they have not been washed.
Free Bible Version
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 are some who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
13There are some who think themselves so high and mighty, and who look down on others.
Cross References
Judges 17:13“I'm sure the Lord will bless me now, because I have a Levite as my priest,” Micah concluded.
Job 33:9You say, ‘I'm clean, I've done nothing wrong; I'm pure, I have not sinned.
Psalms 51:2Wash away all my guilt; cleanse me from my sin.
Proverbs 16:2People think that whatever they do is fine, but the Lord looks at their intentions.
Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves and clean yourselves up. Get rid of your sins—I don't want to see them! Stop doing evil!
Jeremiah 2:22Even bleach and plenty of soap can't get rid of your guilty stains. I still see them, 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 →