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The soulנֶפֶשׁof the wickedרָשָׁעcravesאִוְּתָהevil;רָעhis neighborרֵעֵהוּfinds noלֹאfavorיֻחַןin his eyes.בְּעֵינָיו
Proverbs 21:10
Study it in the app“The soul of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:10, word by word
- The soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- cravesאִוְּתָהivta
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “ivta” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- favorיֻחַןyuchan
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “yuchan” appears- in his eyesעֵינָיenay
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appears
The context
9Better to live on a corner of the roof than with a woman of quarrels in a shared house.
10 · This verse (above)
11When the scoffer is fined, the simple becomes wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.