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Definition and Usage:
The term "corrupt" in the Bible is often used to describe moral decay, perversion, or the degradation of purity, whether in individuals, societies, or systems. It implies a departure from God's standards and righteousness, leading to actions and thoughts that are contrary to His will.

Old Testament References:
In the Old Testament, the concept of corruption is frequently associated with idolatry, injustice, and moral decay. Genesis 6:11-12 states, "Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence. God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways." This passage highlights the widespread moral corruption that led to the judgment of the flood.

The Hebrew word often translated as "corrupt" is "shachath," which conveys the idea of being spoiled or ruined. In Deuteronomy 4:16 , Moses warns the Israelites, "so that you do not act corruptly and make for yourselves an idol in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female." Here, corruption is linked to idolatry and the abandonment of true worship.

New Testament References:
In the New Testament, corruption is frequently associated with the sinful nature and the influence of the world. The Greek word "phtheiro" is used to describe moral and spiritual decay. In 1 Corinthians 15:33 , Paul warns, "Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good character.'" This highlights the influence of negative associations on one's moral integrity.

Ephesians 4:22 instructs believers to "put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires." This passage emphasizes the transformative power of Christ in overcoming the corruption inherent in the sinful nature.

Theological Implications:
Corruption is fundamentally a spiritual issue, reflecting the fallen state of humanity. It is a manifestation of sin that affects both individuals and societies. The Bible teaches that corruption stems from the heart, as Jesus explains in Mark 7:21-23 : "For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man."

Redemption and Restoration:
Despite the pervasive nature of corruption, the Bible offers hope through redemption in Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:4 speaks of the divine nature believers partake in, "through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."

The transformative power of the Holy Spirit enables believers to overcome corruption and live in righteousness. Romans 12:2 encourages, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God."

Practical Application:
Believers are called to live lives that reflect the purity and holiness of God, resisting the corrupt influences of the world. Philippians 2:15 exhorts Christians to "become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world." This call to holiness is a testament to the transformative work of Christ in the believer's life, enabling them to stand against corruption and be a witness to the world.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

2. (a.) Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges.

3. (a.) Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.

4. (v. t.) To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.

5. (v. t.) To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile.

6. (v. t.) To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe.

7. (v. t.) To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text.

8. (v. t.) To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

9. (v. i.) To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.

10. (v. i.) To become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness.

Greek

1311. diaphtheiro -- to destroy utterly, to spoil, corrupt
... to destroy utterly, to spoil, corrupt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
diaphtheiro Phonetic Spelling: (dee-af-thi'-ro) Short Definition: I destroy, waste ...
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5351. phtheiro -- to destroy, corrupt, spoil
... to destroy, corrupt, spoil. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phtheiro Phonetic
Spelling: (fthi'-ro) Short Definition: I corrupt, spoil, destroy Definition ...
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1294. diastrepho -- to distort, fig. misinterpret, corrupt
... misinterpret, corrupt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diastrepho Phonetic
Spelling: (dee-as-tref'-o) Short Definition: I pervert, corrupt, oppose ...
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4595. sepo -- to make corrupt, pass. become corrupt
... 4594, 4595. sepo. 4596 . to make corrupt, pass. ... Word Origin a prim. verb Definition
to make corrupt, pass. become corrupt NASB Word Usage rotted (1). ...
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3075. lumainomai -- to outrage, to corrupt
... to outrage, to corrupt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: lumainomai Phonetic
Spelling: (loo-mah'-ee-nom-ahee) Short Definition: I ravage, harry, devastate ...
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2704. kataphtheiro -- to destroy entirely
... to destroy entirely. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kataphtheiro Phonetic
Spelling: (kat-af-thi'-ro) Short Definition: I destroy, corrupt Definition: I ...
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4550. sapros -- rotten, worthless
... rotten, worthless. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: sapros Phonetic Spelling:
(sap-ros') Short Definition: rotten, useless, corrupt Definition: rotten ...
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1389. doloo -- to ensnare, fig. to adulterate
... to adulterate. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: doloo Phonetic Spelling:
(dol-o'-o) Short Definition: I adulterate, corrupt Definition: I adulterate ...
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3344. metastrepho -- to turn (about), to pervert
... to pervert. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metastrepho Phonetic Spelling:
(met-as-tref'-o) Short Definition: I turn, change, corrupt, pervert Definition ...
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853. aphanizo -- to make unseen, ie destroy
... away (1). corrupt, disfigure, destroy. From aphanes; to render unapparent,
ie (actively) consume (becloud), or (passively) disappear ...
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Strong's Hebrew

444. alach -- to be corrupt (morally)
... 443, 444. alach. 445 . to be corrupt (morally). Transliteration: alach Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-lakh') Short Definition: corrupt. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7844. shechath -- to corrupt
... 7843, 7844. shechath. 7845 . to corrupt. Transliteration: shechath Phonetic
Spelling: (shekh-ath') Short Definition: corruption. ... corrupt, fault. ...
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2610. chaneph -- to be polluted or profane
... corrupt, defile, greatly, pollute, profane. A primitive root; to soil, especially
in a moral sense -- corrupt, defile, X greatly, pollute, profane. ...
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7843. shachath -- perhaps to go to ruin
... Usage act corruptly (4), act...corruptly (1), acted corruptly (3), acted...corruptly
(1), acting corruptly (1), blemished animal (1), corrupt (8), corrupted (4 ...
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1605. gaar -- to rebuke
... 1). corrupt, rebuke, reprove. A primitive root; to chide -- corrupt, rebuke,
reprove. 1604, 1605. gaar. 1606 . Strong's Numbers.
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4743. maqaq -- to decay, rot, fester, pine away
... consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away. A primitive root; to melt;
figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish -- consume away, be ...
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4167. muq -- to mock, deride
... root Definition to mock, deride NASB Word Usage mock (1). be corrupt. A primitive
root; to jeer, ie (intens.) Blaspheme -- be corrupt. 4166, 4167. muq. 4168 ...
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2254. chabal -- to bind, pledge
... by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially
of parturition) -- X at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy ...
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7810. shochad -- a present, bribe
... Word Origin from shachad Definition a present, bribe NASB Word Usage bribe (15),
bribes (3), corrupt (1), gifts (1), present (2), reward (1). ...
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Library

Who Teach: that the Corrupt and Natural Man Can So Well Use the ...
... Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine Paragraph 5 Who teach: That the corrupt
and natural man can so well use the common grace? Who ...
/.../various/the canons of dordt/paragraph 5 who teach that 3.htm

Corrupt Nature from Adam.
... in the first and third lines of the stanza. Hymn 2:128. Corrupt nature
from Adam. 1 Bless'd with the joy of innocence Adam, our ...
/.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 0 172222222 corrupt nature from.htm

Every Thing Proceeding from the Corrupt Nature of Man Damnable.
... CHAPTER 3. EVERY THING PROCEEDING FROM THE CORRUPT NATURE OF MAN DAMNABLE. EVERY
THING PROCEEDING FROM THE CORRUPT NATURE OF MAN DAMNABLE. ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 3 every thing proceeding.htm

Are we Then So Corrupt that we are Wholly Incapable of Doing any ...
... Lord's Day 3 Question 8 Are we then so corrupt that we are wholly incapable
of doing any good, and inclined to all wickedness? Are ...
/.../various/the heidelberg catechism /question 8 are we then.htm

Attempts of the Sanhedrim to Corrupt and Alarm the Restored Blind ...
... Attempts of the Sanhedrim to corrupt and alarm the restored Blind Man."Christ's
Conversation with him."The Sight of the Blind, and the Blindness of the ...
/.../section 199 attempts of the.htm

Corrupt Nature from Adam.
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 128 Corrupt nature from Adam. CM Corrupt nature from Adam.
Blest with the joys of innocence. Adam our father stood,. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/hymn 128 corrupt nature from.htm

Original Sin Arose from Adam's Depraved Will. Whence the Corrupt ...
... Book II. Chapter 48."Original Sin Arose from Adam's Depraved Will. Whence
the Corrupt Will Sprang. "If," says he, "sin comes from ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 48 original sin arose from.htm

It is Unlawful for Anyone to Corrupt or Cut up a Book of the Old.. ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon LXVIII. It is unlawful for anyone to
corrupt or cut up a book of the Old? It is unlawful for ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon lxviii it is unlawful.htm

That the Rational Part of Our Soul is Corrupt.
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XVI. That the rational part of
our soul is corrupt. And therefore if you want to discover ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xvi that the rational.htm

Those who First Advanced the Heresy of Artemon; their Manner of ...
... Book V. Chapter XXVIII."Those who first advanced the Heresy of Artemon; their Manner
of Life, and how they dared to corrupt the Sacred Scriptures. ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xxviii those who first advanced.htm

Thesaurus

Corrupt (59 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse
state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt...
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Corruptly (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption
or corrupting influences; wrongfully. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Fruit (318 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 7:17 Even so, every good
tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. ...
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Corrupted (28 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Corrupt. ... Genesis 6:12 God saw the earth, and saw that it was
corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. ...
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Manners (6 Occurrences)
... manners" appears in the sense of "morals"; compare 1 Corinthians 15:33, the Revised
Version (British and American) "Evil companionships corrupt good morals." 3 ...
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Defile (63 Occurrences)
... to taint. 7. (vt) To injure in purity of character; to corrupt. 8. (vt)
To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. 9. (vt ...
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Produces (27 Occurrences)
... Produces (27 Occurrences). Matthew 7:17 Even so, every good tree produces good
fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. (WEB WEY DBY). ...
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Bringeth (313 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). Matthew 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Bribe (27 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent
the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other ...
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Manner (351 Occurrences)
... manners" appears in the sense of "morals"; compare 1 Corinthians 15:33, the Revised
Version (British and American) "Evil companionships corrupt good morals." 3 ...
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Resources

How does bad company corrupt good character (1 Corinthians 15:33)? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about corruption? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean to have a reprobate mind? | GotQuestions.org

Corrupt: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Corrupt (59 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
(KJV WBS)

Matthew 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
(KJV WBS)

Matthew 7:17
Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Matthew 7:18
A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Matthew 12:33
"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Luke 6:43
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Acts 2:40
With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"
(See NIV)

Romans 3:12
All have turned aside from the right path; they have every one of them become corrupt. There is no one who does what is right--no, not so much as one."
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 3:17
If any one corrupt the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 15:33
Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Ephesians 4:22
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Timothy 6:5
constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

Titus 1:15
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
(See RSV NIV)

2 Peter 2:10
and especially those who are abandoned to sensuality--craving, as they do, for polluted things, and scorning control. Fool-hardy and self-willed, they do not tremble when speaking evil of glorious beings;
(See NAS NIV)

2 Peter 2:19
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jude 1:10
But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
(KJV WEY DBY WBS YLT)

Revelation 19:2
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 6:11
The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 6:12
God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 32:7
Yahweh spoke to Moses, "Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves!
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 4:16
Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make yourself an engraved image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 4:25
When you shall father children, and children's children, and you shall have been long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make an engraved image in the form of anything, and shall do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh your God, to provoke him to anger;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:12
Yahweh said to me, "Arise, get down quickly from hence; for your people whom you have brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they have quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image."
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 31:29
For I know that after my death you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will happen to you in the latter days; because you will do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 2:19
But it happened, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them; they didn't cease from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 27:2
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: however he didn't enter into the temple of Yahweh. The people did yet corruptly.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 15:16
how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!
(WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Job 15:34
For the company of the godless shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
(See NAS)

Job 17:1
My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Psalms 14:1
For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 14:3
They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is none who does good, no, not one.
(WEB JPS DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 38:5
My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 53:1
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Mahalath." A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 53:3
Every one of them is gone back, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.
(DBY NAS NIV)

Psalms 73:8
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 4:24
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
(WEB DBY NIV)

Proverbs 6:12
A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;
(See NIV)

Proverbs 19:28
A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Isaiah 1:4
Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 32:7
And the miser -- his instruments 'are' evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 2:21
But when you were planted by me, you were a noble vine, in every way a true seed: how then have you been changed into the branching plant of a strange vine?
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 6:28
They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
(WEB ASV RSV)

Ezekiel 16:47
Yet have you not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 20:44
You shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have dealt with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, you house of Israel, says the Lord Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 23:11
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her prostitution which were more than the prostitution of her sister.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Daniel 2:9
But if you don't make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Daniel 6:4
Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he 'is' faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.
(Root in YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 8:25
And through his cunning shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he will magnify himself in his heart, and by prosperity will corrupt many; and he will stand up against the Prince of princes: but he shall be broken without hand.
(DBY)

Daniel 11:17
He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions; and he shall perform them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither be for him.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Daniel 11:32
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
(KJV JPS WBS NIV)

Hosea 5:3
I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.
(See NIV)

Micah 2:10
Rise and go, for this 'is' not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.
(YLT)

Zephaniah 3:7
I said, "Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won't be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her." But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Malachi 1:14
But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Malachi 2:3
Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

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