Proverbs 30:12
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There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
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The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.