Proverbs 21:10

Proverbs 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

Context of Proverbs 21:10

8The way of a guilty person is crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright. 9It is better to live on a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor is shown no compassion in his eyes. 11When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. 12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Bringing the wicked to ruin.

Proverbs 21:10 word by word

נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָ֭שָׁע אִוְּתָה־רָ֑ע לֹא־יֻחַ֖ן בְּעֵינָ֣יו רֵעֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

• The soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• desiresאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• neighborרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• is shownחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• in his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:10

• Proverbs 3:29Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.
• Proverbs 12:12The wicked person desires the plunder of evil people, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
• Psalms 36:4He plans wickedness on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject evil.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
• Mark 7:21For from within, out of the hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery,
• 1 Corinthians 10:6Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they indeed craved them.
• James 4:1What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is the source not your pleasures that wage war in your body’s parts?
• 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
• Proverbs 21:13One who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor Will also call out himself, and not be answered.
• 1 Samuel 25:8Ask your young men and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you find at hand to your servants and to your son David.’”
• Psalms 112:5It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment.
• Isaiah 32:6For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.
• Micah 3:2You who hate good and love evil, Who tear off their skin from them And their flesh from their bones,
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• James 5:4Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of armies.

Commentaries on Proverbs 21:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 The evil desires of a wicked man's heart, lead to baseness in his conduct.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Evil people do not just do bad things; they are bad. No argument will change their behavior.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. So strongly does he desire to do evil (Psa 10:3; Ec 8:11), that he will not even spare his friend if in his way.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 21:10

• Malice

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Commentaries on Proverbs 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings