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Proverbs 21:10 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Proverbs 21:10

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8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

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Here we see the character of a very wicked person. First, he has a deep desire to do harm. His very soul wants evil. He longs for wrong to be done, and he wants the pleasure of seeing it and helping cause it. The root of wickedness lies in the heart. That desire to do evil is the lust that gives birth to sin.

Second, he has a strong unwillingness to do good. His neighbor, his friend, or even his closest relative finds no kindness from him. He gives no help, even when they are in great need. And when he is chasing the evil his heart is fixed on, he will not spare anyone who gets in his way. He treats his nearest neighbor no better than a stranger or an enemy.

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"He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil."

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Isaiah 32:6-8

"For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail."

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Proverbs 21:1

"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will."

Proverbs 21:2

"Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts."

Proverbs 21:3

"To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice."

Proverbs 21:4

"An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin."

Proverbs 21:5

"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want."

Proverbs 21:6

"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death."

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