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Proverbs 30:12
12those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
Proverbs 30:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed.
Context of Proverbs 30:12
10“Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it. 11“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth; 13those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful; 14those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
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דּ֭וֹר טָה֣וֹר בְּעֵינָ֑יו וּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 30:12
- Proverbs 21:2A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
- Judges 17:5Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household gods and installed one of his sons as his priest.
- 1 Samuel 15:13When Samuel reached him, Saul said, “The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.”
- Job 33:9‘I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.
- Psalms 36:2In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
- Isaiah 65:5who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me, for I am too sacred for you!’ Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day.
- Jeremiah 2:22Although you wash yourself with soap and use an abundance of cleansing powder, the stain of your guilt is still before me,” declares the Sovereign Lord.
- Luke 11:39Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- Luke 16:15He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
- Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
- 2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
- 1 John 1:8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
- Psalms 51:2Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
- Isaiah 1:16Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.
- Jeremiah 4:14Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.
Commentaries on Proverbs 30:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The second, Those who were self-righteous, supposing themselves pure, and were not so.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The Pharisee temper (compare the marginal reference).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 In every age there are monsters of ingratitude who ill-treat their parents. Many persuade themselves they are holy persons, whose hearts are full of sin, and who practise secret wickedness. There are others whose lofty pride is manifest. There have also been cruel monsters in every age.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14These verses describe traits that wise people dislike. Fools: Disrespect their parents (Proverbs 10:1; 20:20; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16) Deceive themselves (Proverbs 8:7) Think they are clean when they are not (Proverbs 20:9) Are proud (Proverbs 6:17–18; 11:2; 13:10; 15:33; 16:18; 18:12; 19:20; 29:23) Hurt others with their words (teeth like swords, see Proverbs 25:18) Harm the poor (Proverbs 3:27; 11:24; 28:27; 29:7, 14)Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1411-14. Four kinds of hateful persons--(1) graceless children, (2) hypocrites, (3) the proud, (4) cruel oppressors (compare on Pr 30:14; Psa 14:4; 52:2)--are now illustrated; (1) Pr 30:15, 16, the insatiability of prodigal children and their fate; (2) Pr 30:17, hypocrisy, or the concealment of real character; (3 and 4) Pr 30:18-20, various examples of pride and oppression.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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