Proverbs 21:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ The souls of the wicked desire evil; their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ The soul or life of the wicked craves and seeks evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. [James 2:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Wicked people desire evil; their neighbors receive no mercy from them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ The soul of the impious desires evil; he will not take pity on his neighbor.

Proverbs 21:10 Cross References

1 John 2:16

for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.

Proverbs 3:29

Do not plan harm against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you.

James 2:13

For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

1 Corinthians 10:6

Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did.

Proverbs 21:13

If you close your ear to the cry of the poor, you will cry out and not be heard.

Proverbs 12:12

The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

Psalm 112:9

They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.

Psalm 112:5

It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.

Psalm 36:4

They plot mischief while on their beds; they are set on a way that is not good; they do not reject evil.

Proverbs 2:14

who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil,

Proverbs 14:21

Those who despise their neighbors are sinners, but happy are those who are kind to the poor.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.