Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

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

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;

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 rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil; 15 whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course:


Cross References

Proverbs 10:23

It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Jeremiah 11:15

What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing that the more part practise their evil devices, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? When thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

Romans 1:32

who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them.

Hosea 7:3

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Habakkuk 1:15

He taketh up all of them with the hook, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them into his drag; therefore he rejoiceth and is glad:

Zephaniah 3:11

In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

Luke 22:4-5

And he went away and spoke with the chief priests and captains as to how he should deliver him up to them.

1 Corinthians 13:6

does not rejoice at iniquity but rejoices with the truth,

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