Proverbs 30:12

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Literal

A generation is pure in its own eyes and yet has not been washed from its filth.

Latin

…generatio quæ sibi munda videtur, et tamen non est lota a sordibus suis;

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Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Proverbs 30:11–14

These 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)

Theme notes and profiles

Children and Parents

Related verses

Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Proverbs 16:2
All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
2 Timothy 3:5
…having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
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.’
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.
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.
Proverbs 21:2
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Luke 16:15
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
Isaiah 65:5
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
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.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Psalm 51:2
Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

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Topics

Pride: General Scriptures Concerning Purity of Heart Self Righteousness Self-Delusion: Exhibited in Thinking that we are Pure Self-Righteousness: General Scriptures Concerning Self-Righteousness: Man is Prone To Self-Righteousness: They Who are Given to are Pure in Their own Eyes Sin: Defiling Washing of Regeneration

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