Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

New American Standard Bible

Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil,
Who spreads strife.

King James Version

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Holman Bible

He always plots evil with perversity in his heart—
he stirs up trouble.

International Standard Version

planning evil with a perverse mind, continually stirring up discord.

A Conservative Version

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.

American Standard Version

In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

Amplified


Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually;
Who spreads discord and strife.

Darby Translation

deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.

Julia Smith Translation

Perverseness in his heart, fabricating evil in all time, he will send forth strifes.

King James 2000

Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually; he sows discord.

Lexham Expanded Bible

perversion in his heart, he devises evil; at all times he will send out discord.

Modern King James verseion

perversity is in his heart; he is always planning mischief; he causes fighting.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord.

NET Bible

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

New Heart English Bible

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

The Emphasized Bible

Hath perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.

Webster

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

World English Bible

in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

Youngs Literal Translation

Frowardness is in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּהפּכה 
Tahpukah 
Usage: 10

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

he soweth
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Against Worthlessness

13 Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers; 14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts. 15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

Cross References

Micah 2:1

A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

Proverbs 6:18-19

A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

Psalm 36:4

He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

Proverbs 2:14

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

Proverbs 3:29

Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.

Proverbs 16:28-30

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

Proverbs 21:8

Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

Proverbs 22:8

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

Proverbs 26:17-22

He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

Isaiah 32:7

The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.

Isaiah 57:20

But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.

Ezekiel 11:2

Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

Hosea 8:7

For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.

Romans 16:17

Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

Galatians 6:7-8

Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

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