A moment in scripture
Proverbs 21:10
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The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
- Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
- Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:12
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.