Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (a.) Turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.2. (a.) Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia PERVERSEper-vurs': The group "perverse, -ly, -ness," "act perversely" in the King James Version represents nearly 20 Hebrew words, of which, however, most are derivatives of the stems `awah, luz, `aqash. The Revised Version (British and American) has made few changes. In Job 6:30, the Revised Version (British and American) "mischievous" is better for the taste of a thing, and in Isaiah 59:3 greater emphasis is gained by the Revised Version (British and American) "wickedness." In Ezekiel 9:9, "wresting of judgment" is perhaps too concrete, and "perverseness" is kept in the margin (inverted in the King James Version). the Revised Version margin "headlong" in Numbers 22:32 is over-literal, but in 23:21 the American Standard Revised Version margin's "trouble" is a distinct improvement. Greek 4646. skolios -- curved, winding, hence crooked ... hence crooked. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: skolios Phonetic Spelling: (skol-ee-os') Short Definition: crooked, perverse, unfair Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4646.htm - 7k 1294. diastrepho -- to distort, fig. misinterpret, corrupt 824. atopos -- out of place, strange 3859. paradiatribe -- wrangling, constant arguing Strong's Hebrew 8419. tahpukah -- perversity, perverse thing... 8418, 8419. tahpukah. 8420 . perversity, perverse thing. Transliteration: tahpukah Phonetic Spelling: (tah-poo-kaw') Short Definition: things. ... /hebrew/8419.htm - 6k 6141. iqqesh -- twisted, perverted 6140. aqash -- to twist 5753a. avah -- to bend, twist 1942. havvah -- desire, chasm, destruction 5773. ivim -- distorting, warping 3868. luz -- to turn aside, depart 2015. haphak -- to turn, overturn 3891. lazuth -- deviation, crookedness 3399. yarat -- to be precipitate, to precipitate Library This Perverse Doctrine Deprives Baptism of all Its Grace if ... Hermogenes, after a Perverse Induction from Mere Heretical ... Whether Judgment is Rendered Perverse by Being Usurped? Of the Perverse Images of Dreams, which He Wishes to have Taken ... Perverse Interpretations of Scripture by the Heretics: God Created ... If the Head had not Been Right, --Haply the Members had Murmured ... Did God Then Create Man So Wicked and Perverse? Those, on the Other Hand, who do this in a Perverse Spirit... "They have Corrupted Themselves; their Spot is not the Spot of his ... The Gods of the Different Nations Varro's Gentile Class. Their ... Thesaurus Perverse (55 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PERVERSE. ... Multi-Version Concordance Perverse (55 Occurrences). Matthew 17:17 Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation ... /p/perverse.htm - 22k Walks (51 Occurrences) Froward (21 Occurrences) Crooked (31 Occurrences) Wayward (14 Occurrences) Faithless (46 Occurrences) Perverted (26 Occurrences) Perversely (15 Occurrences) Walketh (62 Occurrences) Perverseness (46 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Perverse (55 Occurrences)Matthew 17:17 Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me." Luke 9:41 Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." Acts 2:40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation. Acts 20:30 Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Acts 26:20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance. a perverse and crooked generation. Philippians 2:15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, 2 Thessalonians 3:2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith. 1 Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. Numbers 22:32 The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come forth as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me: Deuteronomy 32:5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. Deuteronomy 32:20 He said, "I will hide my face from them. I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness. 1 Samuel 20:30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don't I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? 2 Samuel 22:27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward. Job 5:2 For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple, Job 5:3 I -- I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway, Job 6:30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? Job 9:20 Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse. Job 16:11 God shutteth me up unto the perverse, And to the hands of the wicked turneth me over. Job 18:21 Only these 'are' tabernacles of the perverse, And this the place God hath not known. Job 20:22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him. Job 27:7 As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse. Job 29:17 And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey. Job 31:3 Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity? Psalms 18:26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward. Psalms 64:6 They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart 'are' deep. Psalms 71:4 O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent. Psalms 101:4 A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil. Proverbs 2:12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things; Proverbs 2:15 Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths: Proverbs 3:32 For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright. Proverbs 4:24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth; Proverbs 8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. Proverbs 8:13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth. Proverbs 10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. Proverbs 11:20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight. Proverbs 12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. Proverbs 14:2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him. Proverbs 14:14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings. Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends. Proverbs 16:30 He that shutteth his eyes, 'it is' to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. Proverbs 17:20 One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble. Proverbs 19:1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. Proverbs 22:5 Thorns 'and' snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. Proverbs 23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. Proverbs 28:6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich. Proverbs 28:18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly. Proverbs 29:27 An abomination to the righteous 'is' the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked 'is' the upright in the way! Isaiah 19:14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit. Isaiah 59:8 A way of peace they have not known, And there is no judgment in their paths, Their paths they have made perverse for themselves, No treader in it hath known peace. Jeremiah 3:21 A voice on high places is heard -- weeping, Supplications of the sons of Israel, For they have made perverse their way, They have forgotten Jehovah their God. Jeremiah 9:5 And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing. Jeremiah 42:20 for ye have shewed yourselves perverse in your souls, for ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God, and according to all that Jehovah our God saith, so declare to us, and we have done 'it'; Zephaniah 3:5 Jehovah 'is' righteous in her midst, He doth not do perverseness, Morning by morning His judgment he giveth to the light, It hath not been lacking, And the perverse doth not know shame. Subtopics Related Terms Irreproachable (6 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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