Proverbs 30:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 30:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 30:12 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 30:12 — KJV
“There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.”
— Proverbs 30:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 30:12 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:12
“Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. run down: Heb. go”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:12: own, eyes, yet
“But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:12: generation, yet
“Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:12: own, eyes
“And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:12: own, eyes
“And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. an open...: Heb. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 30:12: own, eyes
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