Thematic Bible: Frowardness


Thematic Bible




Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His judgments were before me. And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. read more.
I was also upright before Him, and have kept myself from my iniquity. And Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes. With the faithful You will show Yourself faithful; with the upright man You will show Yourself upright. With the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the perverted You will appear perverse.

frustrating the plans of the crafty, nor did their hands do wisely. He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong. They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

And Jehovah has returned to me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. With the merciful, You will show Yourself merciful; with an upright man You will show Yourself upright; with the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the crooked You will show Yourself perverse.

For the crooked man is hateful to Jehovah, but His secret is with the righteous. Verse ConceptsAbominationsBad InfluenceAbominations, To GodDeviousnessFriendship Kjv

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who keeps his soul shall be far from them. Verse ConceptsThornsEvil AssociationsGod TrappingPitfalls

Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His judgments were before me. And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. read more.
I was also upright before Him, and have kept myself from my iniquity. And Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes. With the faithful You will show Yourself faithful; with the upright man You will show Yourself upright. With the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the perverted You will appear perverse.

And Jehovah has returned to me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. With the merciful, You will show Yourself merciful; with an upright man You will show Yourself upright; with the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the crooked You will show Yourself perverse.

judgment shall keep you, understanding shall keep you, to deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks wicked things; those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, read more.
who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversities of the wicked;

A violent man lures his neighbor and makes him go in a way not good. He shuts his eyes to think of perverse things; moving his lips, he brings evil to pass.

The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing; but the mouth of the wicked what is contrary. Verse ConceptsLipsSpeech, Positive Aspects OfObscenity

I, wisdom, dwell with sense, and find out knowledge of discretions. The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.

The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom; but the perverse tongue shall be cut out. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageMouthsCursingSevering Body PartsThe TongueTogethernesscutting


He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls into mischief. Verse ConceptsCondemned HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedProverbsSpeech, Negative Aspects OfTonguePerversionTwisted Ways

Does not wisdom call? And does not understanding put forth her voice? She stands in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the path. She cries in the gates, before the entrance of the city, at the doors. read more.
To you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. O simple ones, understand wisdom; and, fools, be of an understanding heart. Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is hateful to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; nothing twisted or perverse is in them.


The way of a guilty man is perverted; but the pure, his work is right. Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnCharacter Of WickedDeviousnessTwisted WaysPure People