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.
Cross References
Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him--for she is a sinner!"
Luke 18:9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
Treasury of Scripture
Which say, Stand by yourself, come not near to me; for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.
stand
Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Luke 5:30
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Luke 7:39
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
these
Proverbs 6:16,17
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: …
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
nose, or anger a fire
Deuteronomy 29:20
The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Deuteronomy 32:20-22
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith…
