Proverbs 21:10
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
חֵן
chên
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Key Terms in This Verse
מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →חֵן chên
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
Study H2580 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →Cross References
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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