Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Who delight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

King James Version

Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

Holman Bible

from those who enjoy doing evil
and celebrate perversion,

International Standard Version

who delight in doing evil, and rejoice in the perverseness of evil;

A Conservative Version

who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

American Standard Version

Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

Amplified


Who find joy in doing evil
And delight in the perversity of evil,

Bible in Basic English

Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

Darby Translation

who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

Julia Smith Translation

Those rejoicing to do evil will exult in the deceit of evil;

King James 2000

Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of the wicked;

Lexham Expanded Bible

those who are happy to do evil, [for] they delight in [the] deviousness of evil,

Modern King James verseion

who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversities of the wicked;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things:

NET Bible

who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

New Heart English Bible

who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;

The Emphasized Bible

Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful;

Webster

Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

World English Bible

who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;

Youngs Literal Translation

Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂמח 
Sameach 
Usage: 20

to do

Usage: 0

and delight
גּוּל גּיל 
Giyl 
Usage: 45

in the frowardness
תּהפּכה 
Tahpukah 
Usage: 10

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Benefits Of Wisdom

13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who delight in doing evil
And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
15 Whose paths are crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;


Cross References

Proverbs 10:23

Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

Jeremiah 11:15

“What right has My beloved in My house
When she has done many vile deeds?
Can the sacrificial flesh take away from you your disaster,
So that you can rejoice?”

Romans 1:32

and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

Hosea 7:3

With their wickedness they make the king glad,
And the princes with their lies.

Habakkuk 1:15

The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,
Drag them away with their net,
And gather them together in their fishing net.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.

Zephaniah 3:11

“In that day you will feel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your proud, exulting ones,
And you will never again be haughty
On My holy mountain.

Luke 22:4-5

And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them.

1 Corinthians 13:6

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

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