Mishle 21:10

10 The nefesh of the rashah desireth rah; his re’a findeth no mercy in his eynayim.

Mishle 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.

Mishle 21:10 In-Context

8 The derech of the guilty ish is hafachpach (crooked, tortuous), but as for the pure, his conduct is yashar (right).

9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the gag (roof), than with a quarrelsome isha in a shared bais.

10 The nefesh of the rashah desireth rah; his re’a findeth no mercy in his eynayim.

11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise, and when insight is disclosed to the chacham, he receiveth da’as.

12 The tzaddik (righteous one) wisely considereth the bais of the rashah, and hurleth the resha’im to rah.