Proverbs 21:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.”
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“The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 21:10 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 25:8Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”
- Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
- Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
- Psalms 52:3You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
- Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Proverbs 3:29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
- Proverbs 12:12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Isaiah 32:6For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
- Micah 3:2You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
- Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
- 1 Corinthians 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
- James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
- James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
- 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
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