Proverbs 30:12 meaning and explanation
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
Proverbs 30:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Agur, a teacher whose words are collected in this chapter, is listing four kinds of people in verses 11 to 14, each introduced with "There is a generation." This second one describes people who consider themselves clean while their filth remains on them. The Hebrew word for "unwashed" carries the sense of not having been cleansed or scrubbed.
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