The Meaning of Proverbs 21:10 Explained

Proverbs 21:10

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

YLT: The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

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

ASV: The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 21:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 21

1  The king's heart in the hand of the Lord

What do the individual words in Proverbs 21:10 mean?

The soul of the wicked desires evil no finds favor in his eyes His neighbor
נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָ֭שָׁע אִוְּתָה־ רָ֑ע לֹא־ יֻחַ֖ן בְּעֵינָ֣יו רֵעֵֽהוּ

נֶ֣פֶשׁ  The  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
רָ֭שָׁע  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
אִוְּתָה־  desires 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָוָה  
Sense: desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer.
רָ֑ע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
לֹא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יֻחַ֖ן  finds  favor 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָנַן 
Sense: to be gracious, show favour, pity.
בְּעֵינָ֣יו  in  his  eyes 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
רֵעֵֽהוּ  His  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.