Proverbs 30:13 - Exposition

A generation, oh, how lofty are their eyes! The third sin is pride and arrogance (see on Proverbs 6:17 ; Proverbs 21:4 ). "Lord," said the psalmist, "my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty" ( Psalms 131:1 ). The prophet rebukes "the stout heart of the King of Assyria and the glory of his high looks" ( Isaiah 10:12 ). Their eyelids are lifted up; in supercilious disdain. "Inde Proverbio dicimus," says Erasmus ('Adag.'), "attolli supercilium, fastidium indicantes" ( s . v . "Arrogantia").