Wicked Neighbor, Evil Neighbor
Proverbs 21:10 (NIV)
10 The wicked crave evil;
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Neighbors of the wicked need a reprieve.
10 The wicked crave evil;
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Neighbors of the wicked need a reprieve.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
NIV
Commentary
To be fair, let’s say “spouse” instead of “wife”.
Do you have a contentious spouse?
Make yourself scarce.
8 The way of the guilty is devious,
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
The culprit cannot be truthful.
The righteous walk by truth.
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
for they refuse to do what is right.
New International Version (NIV)
PCDC Commentary
Because the wicked
choose violence over righteousness,
they are beguiled.
6 A fortune made by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
PCDC Commentary
A liar’s wealth is transitory and pernicious.