Proverbs 21:10 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 21:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 21:10 is a wisdom saying that observes how wickedness works from the inside out. The Hebrew word nephesh, often translated soul, here means the whole desiring self: the wicked person's appetite is set on evil, not merely drawn into it by circumstance.

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