Focused Passage

Proverbs 21:10

The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength

The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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Verse 10

Original words

The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularof the wicked [man]רָ֭שָׁעH7563Adjective - masculine singularcravesאִוְּתָה־H183Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singularevilרָ֑עH7451Adjective - masculine singularhis neighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃H7453Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularfinds no favorיֻחַ֖ןH2603Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .לֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlein his eyesבְּעֵינָ֣יוH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular

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