Proverbes 21:10

10 L'âme du méchant souhaite le mal, et son prochain ne trouve point grâce devant lui.

Proverbes 21:10 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:10

The soul of the wicked desireth evil
The evil of sin, it being natural to him; he chooses it, delights in it, craves after it, under a notion of pleasure or profit: or the evil of mischief; it is a sport and pastime to him to do injury to others; see ( Proverbs 10:23 ) ; he desires both the one and the other with all his soul; his heart is in it, he is set upon it, which shows him to be a wicked man; his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes;
not only he delights to do mischief to an enemy or a stranger, but even to a neighbour and friend; he will do him no kindness, though he asks it of him; he will show him no mercy, though an object of it; he will spare him not, but do him an injury, if he attempts to hinder or dissuade him from doing mischief, or reproves him for it.

Proverbes 21:10 In-Context

8 La voie du coupable est tortueuse; mais l'innocent agit avec droiture.
9 Mieux vaut habiter au coin d'un toit, qu'avec une femme querelleuse dans une grande maison.
10 L'âme du méchant souhaite le mal, et son prochain ne trouve point grâce devant lui.
11 Quand on punit le moqueur, le simple en devient sage, et quand on instruit le sage, il acquiert la science.
12 Le juste considère la maison du méchant, lorsque les méchants sont renversés dans le malheur.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.