Proverbs 30:13

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! 2 Their eyelids are lifted up. 1

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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 that is pure in their own eyes, 2 yet are not washed from their filthiness. 1

14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, 2 and their jaws like knives, 2 to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 131:1Adonai, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty; 2 nor do I concern myself with great matters, 2 or things too wonderful for me. 1

Proverbs 21:4A high look, and a proud heart, 2 the lamp candle of the wicked, is habitual sin ·missing the mark·. 1

Isaiah 3:16Moreover Adonai said, “Because the daughters of Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking] are haughty, 2 and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, 2 walking to trip as they go, 2 jingling ornaments on their feet; 1

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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