Proverbs 30:12-13 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 30:12-13 MSG (The Message)
Don’t imagine yourself to be quite presentable when you haven’t had a bath in weeks. Don’t be stuck-up and think you’re better than everyone else.
Proverbs 30:12-13 KJV (King James Version)
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet is not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs 30:12-13 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness. There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
Proverbs 30:12-13 NCV (New Century Version)
Some people think they are pure, but they are not really free from evil. Some people have such a proud look! They look down on others.
Proverbs 30:12-13 ASV (American Standard Version)
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs 30:12-13 NIV (New International Version)
those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth; those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful
Proverbs 30:12-13 NKJV (New King James Version)
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness. There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs 30:12-13 AMP (Amplified Bible)
There is a generation (class of people) that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness. There is a generation (class of people)—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are raised in arrogance.
Proverbs 30:12-13 NLT (New Living Translation)
They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed. They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances.
Proverbs 30:12-13 TPT (The Passion Translation)
There is a generation rising that considers themselves to be pure in their own eyes, yet they are morally filthy, unwashed, and unclean. There is a generation rising that is so filled with pride, they think they are superior and look down on others.
Proverbs 30:12-13 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth. There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!