Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

A heart of oppression shall depart from me: I shall not know evil.

New American Standard Bible

A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will know no evil.

King James Version

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

I will not allow anyone with a perverted mind in my presence; I will not be involved with anything evil.

A Conservative Version

A perverse heart shall depart from me. I will know no evil thing.

American Standard Version

A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.

Amplified


A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not tolerate evil.

Darby Translation

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.

King James 2000

A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

Lexham Expanded Bible

A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not know evil.

Modern King James verseion

A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not know the wicked.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A froward heart shall depart from me; I will not know a wicked person.

NET Bible

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

New Heart English Bible

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

The Emphasized Bible

A perverse heart, shall depart from me, A maker of mischief, will I not acknowledge;

Webster

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

World English Bible

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

Youngs Literal Translation

A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.

References

Context Readings

A Vow Of Integrity

3 I will not set a word of Belial before mine eyes: I hated him doing transgressions; he shall not cleave to me. 4 A heart of oppression shall depart from me: I shall not know evil. 5 Slandering his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off: him being lofty of eyes and broad of heart, with him I will not eat

Cross References

Proverbs 11:20

The perverse of heart are an abomination of Jehovah, and the blameless of way his delight

Psalm 6:8

Depart from me, all ye doing vanity, for Jehovah heard the voice of my weeping.

Psalm 119:115

Depart from me, ye doing evil, and I will watch the commands of my God.

Proverbs 2:12-15

To deliver thee from the evil way, from the man speaking deceit;

Proverbs 3:32

For the perverse is an abomination of Jehovah: and his intercourse with the upright

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of Jehovah hates evil: pride and haughtiness, and the evil way, and the mouth of perverseness I hated.

Proverbs 9:6

Forsake ye the foolish, and live; and go straight in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 22:24

Thou shalt not be companion of the possessor of anger, and with the man of wrath thou shalt not go:

Matthew 7:23

And then shall I confess to them that I never knew you. Go away from me, ye working iniqnity.

2 Corinthians 6:14-16

Be not unequally yoked together with the unbelieving: for what participation to justice and iniquity and what communion to light with darkness?

2 Corinthians 11:33

And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and I escaped from his hands.

2 Timothy 2:19

Truly the firm foundation of God has stood, having this seal, The Lord knows them being his. And, Let every one naming the name of Christ remove from iniquity.

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