Proverbs 30:13
There is a class,—O how lofty are their eyes, And how are their eyelids lifted up!
Noyes Bible
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 class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Cross References
Psalms 131:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. Of David.” O LORD! my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty; I employ not myself on great things, or things too wonderful for me!
Proverbs 21:4The lofty look, the proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is ruin.
Isaiah 3:16Thus, also, saith Jehovah: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks, And glance their eyes wantonly, Mincing their steps as they go, And tinkling with their foot-clasps,
Ezekiel 28:9Wilt thou yet say, “I am a god,” before him that slayeth thee? Thou shalt be man, and not God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
Habakkuk 2:4Behold, the soul of him that is puffed up shall not be at ease; But the just shall live by his faithfulness.
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 →