Proverbs 30:12
those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
In context
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; 12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth; 13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful; 14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
15 “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 30:12 in the KJV
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet is not washed from their filthiness.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 30:12 in the ESV
There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.