Proverbs 21:10

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Summary

Proverbs 21:10

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

Soul

Findeth no favour

James 5:4

Bible References

Soul

whereas thou hast now to give him. Intend no hurt unto thy neighbour, seeing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee.

The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit.

He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies it cutteth like a sharp razor.

For from within even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder,

These are examples to us that we should not lust after evil things, as they lusted.

From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members?

For all that is in the world - as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of goods - are not of the father: but of the world.

Findeth no favour

Whoso stoppeth his ear at the crying of the poor; he shall cry himself and not be heard.

ask thy lads, and they will show thee. Wherefore let these young men find favour in thine eyes - for we come in a good season - and give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants and to thine son David."

A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.

But the churl will be churlishly minded, and his heart will work evil and play the hypocrite, and imagine abominations against God, to make the hungry lean, and withhold drink from the thirsty.

But ye hate the good, and love the evil: ye pluck off men's skins, and the flesh from their bones;

For there shall be judgment, merciless, to him that showeth no mercy, and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Behold, the hire of the laborers which have reaped down your fields - which hire is of you kept back by fraud - crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.