Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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.

Julia Smith Translation

A heart of oppression shall depart from me: I shall 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.

References

Context Readings

A Vow Of Integrity

3 I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me. 4 A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not. 5 Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.


Cross References

Proverbs 11:20

An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

Psalm 6:8

Turn from me all ye workers of iniquity, For Jehovah heard the voice of my weeping,

Psalm 119:115

Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

Proverbs 2:12-15

To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

Proverbs 3:32

For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Proverbs 9:6

Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 22:24

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

Matthew 7:23

and then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness.

2 Corinthians 6:14-16

Become not yoked with others -- unbelievers, for what partaking is there to righteousness and lawlessness?

2 Corinthians 11:33

and through a window in a rope basket I was let down, through the wall, and fled out of his hands.

2 Timothy 2:19

sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, 'The Lord hath known those who are His,' and 'Let him depart from unrighteousness -- every one who is naming the name of Christ.'

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