Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, 1 and yet they are not washed of their filth. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 that curses their father 1 and does not bless their mother. 1
13There is a generation whose eyes are raised up, 1 and how high are their eyelids lifted up! 1
Cross References
Judges 17:13Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will do good for me, because this Levite has become my priest.”
Job 33:9'I am clean and without transgression; 1 I am innocent, and there is no sin in me. 1
Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity 1 and cleanse me from my sin. 1
Proverbs 16:2All of a person's ways are pure in his own eyes, 1 but Yahweh weighs the spirits. 1
Isaiah 1:16Wash, cleanse yourselves; 1 remove the evil of your deeds from my sight; 1 stop being evil; 1
Jeremiah 2:22For even if you clean yourself in the river or wash with strong soap, 1 your iniquity is a stain before me—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh. 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 →