12 Bible Verses about Perversion

Most Relevant Verses

Proverbs 17:20

One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.

Psalm 101:4

A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.

Proverbs 12:8

A man is praised for his insight,
but a twisted mind is despised.

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; He does not see.’

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.

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Perversion » What perverts

Isaiah 47:10

You were secure in your wickedness;
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.’

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Perversion » The perverse

Proverbs 12:8

A man is praised for his insight,
but a twisted mind is despised.

Proverbs 14:2

Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Proverbs 17:20

One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.

Proverbs 10:9

The one who lives with integrity lives securely,
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

More verses: Proverbs 28:6

Perversion » What has nothing perverse in it

Proverbs 8:1-8

Doesn't Wisdom call out? Doesn't Understanding make her voice heard? At the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads, she takes her stand. Beside the gates at the entry to the city, at the main entrance, she cries out: read more.
"People, I call out to you; my cry is to mankind. Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish. Listen, for I speak of noble things, and what my lips say is right. For my mouth tells the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. All the words of my mouth are righteous; none of them are deceptive or perverse.

Perversion » The perverseness of transgressors

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

Perversion » Perverseness within the tongue

Topics on Perversion

Sexual Perversion

Deuteronomy 22:22-29

“If a man is discovered having sexual relations with another man’s wife, both the man who had sex with the woman and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

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