Proverbs

Proverbs 30:12–13

¹²There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes

and yet unwashed of their filth.

¹³There is a generation— how haughty are their eyes

and pretentious are their glances —

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There is a generation	דּ֭וֹר	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
of those who are pure	טָה֣וֹר	ṭā·hō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
in their own eyes	בְּעֵינָ֑יו	bə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and yet unwashed	רֻחָֽץ׃	ru·ḥāṣ	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
of their filth	וּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹ	ū·miṣ·ṣō·’ā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6675 filth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There is a generation	דּ֭וֹר	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
how	מָה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
haughty	רָמ֣וּ	rā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
are their eyes	עֵינָ֑יו	‘ê·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and pretentious	יִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃	yin·nā·śê·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
are their glances	וְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יו	wə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H6079 eyelid

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 30:12 Luke 18:11 · Proverbs 16:2 · 2 Timothy 3:5 · Jeremiah 2:35 · Titus 3:5 · 1 John 1:7–10 · Proverbs 21:2 · Luke 16:15 · Ezekiel 36:25 · Isaiah 65:5 · Titus 1:15–16 · Zechariah 13:1

Proverbs 30:13 Proverbs 6:17 · Isaiah 2:11 · Psalm 101:5 · Psalm 131:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.