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Proverbs 30:12

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דּ֭וֹרDora generationH1755 →
טָה֣וֹרta.Hor[is] pureH2889 →
בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin own eyes itsH5869 →
וּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.Toand from excrement itsH6675 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
רֻחָֽץ׃ru.Chatzit has been washedH7364 →

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Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.Luke 15:7In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.Luke 18:9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:Luke 18:11The 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.Proverbs 16:2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!Jeremiah 2:35you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Proverbs 21:2All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.Titus 3:5He 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 1:7–10But 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.Luke 11:39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.Isaiah 65:5They 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.Luke 16:15So 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.Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.Jeremiah 2:23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,Hosea 12:8And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”

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