Proverbs 30:12

10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.

13 There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
KJV
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
WEB
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
ASV
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
DARBY
there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
BLB
A generation [is] pure in its own eyes and yet has not been washed from its filth.
ÅB
en slekt som er ren i sine egne øyne og dog ikke har vasket seg for sitt eget skarn,
OTB
de som anser seg selv som rene, men ikke har blitt renset fra sin urett;
B1930
en ætt som er ren i sine egne øine og dog ikke har tvettet sig for sitt eget skarn,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 18:11

    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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  • Proverbs 16:2

    All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:5

    having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

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  • Jeremiah 2:35

    you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

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  • Titus 3:5

    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

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  • 1 John 1:7–10

    But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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  • Proverbs 21:2

    All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

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  • Ezekiel 36:25

    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

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