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Proverbs 30:13

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 30:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs 30:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
11There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
13There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
14There is a generation whose teeth are [as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [Yea], four that say not, Enough:
16Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Pro 6:17, Pro 21:4; Psa 101:5, Psa 131:1; Isa 2:11, Isa 3:16; Eze 28:2-5, Eze 28:9; Dan 11:36, Dan 11:37; Hab 2:4; Th2 2:3, Th2 2:4 Proverbs 30:14”
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