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Proverbs 21:10

Proverbs 21:10

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain

See here the character of a very wicked man. 1. The strong inclination

he has to do mischief. His very soul desires evil, desires that evil

may be done and that he may have the pleasure, not only of seeing it,

but of having a hand in it. The root of wickedness lies in the soul;

the desire that men have to do evil, that is the lust which conceives

and brings forth sin. 2. The strong aversion he has to do good: His

neighbour, his friend, his nearest relation, finds no favour in his

eyes, cannot gain from him the least kindness, though he be in the

greatest need of it. And, when he is in the pursuit of the evil his

heart is so much upon, he will spare no man that stands in his way; his

next neighbour shall be used no better than a stranger, than an enemy.

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