Proverbs 21:10

New International Reader's Version

Sinful people long to do evil. They don’t show their neighbors any mercy.

Cross References

Psalm 112:5

Good things will come to those who are willing to lend freely. Good things will come to those who are fair in everything they do.

Psalm 112:9

They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever. They will be powerful and honored.

Psalm 36:4

Even as they lie in bed they make evil plans. They commit themselves to a sinful way of life. They never say no to what is wrong.

Proverbs 12:12

Those who do what is wrong are safe for just a while. But those who do what is right last forever.

Proverbs 14:21

It is a sin to hate your neighbor. But blessed is the person who is kind to those in need.

Proverbs 2:14

They take delight in doing what is wrong. They take joy in twisting everything around.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever refuses to listen to the cries of poor people will also cry out and not be answered.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Proverbs 3:29

Don’t plan to harm your neighbor. He lives near you and trusts you.

1 Corinthians 10:6

Now those things happened as examples for us. They are supposed to keep us from wanting evil things. The people of Israel wanted these evil things.

James 2:13

Those who have not shown mercy will not receive mercy when they are judged. To show mercy is better than to judge.

1 John 2:16

Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful desires want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They take pride in what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. None of it comes from the Father.