Passage

The neighbor finds no mercy

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹⁰The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

Proverbs 21:10World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The proverb connects the wicked person’s desire for evil with a neighbor who finds no mercy in that person’s eyes.

The next saying turns to learning: the punishment of a mocker teaches the inexperienced, while instruction brings knowledge to the wise.

What desire does the proverb attribute to the wicked person?