Proverbs 30:13

What does Proverbs 30:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 30:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

There is a generation, O how full of pride are their eyes! O how their brows are lifted up!

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

A generation--how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!

Context

v.12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, Andyetare not washed from their filthiness.

v.13This passage

v.14There is a generation whose teeth areasswords, and their jaw teethasknives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 6:17

    Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

  • Ezekiel 28:9

    Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou art man, and not God, in the hand of him that woundeth thee.

  • Habakkuk 2:4

    Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith.

  • Proverbs 21:4

    A high look, and a proud heart, Eventhe lamp of the wicked, is sin.

  • Psalms 131:1

    Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.

  • Ezekiel 28:2

    Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;—

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