16 occurrences

'Perverse' in the Bible

The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why have you struck this donkey three times? Look, I have come out as an adversary because your conduct is perverse before me.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyBeating AnimalsActing Three TimesGod As EnemyWhy Do You Do This?

They [have] behaved corruptly toward him; [they are] not his children; [this is] their flaw, a generation crooked and perverse.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsSin, Nature OfCharacter Of WickedEvil GenerationsCrookednessIsrael As Sons Of GodTwisted Ways

While {they were enjoying themselves}, behold, the men of the city, {the perverse lot}, surrounded the house, pounding on the door. And they said to the old man, the owner of the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so that {we may have sex with him}."

Verse ConceptsVulgarityCrude LanguageDecadenceHomosexualityKnockingSexual Union IntendedAbuse

So then, hand over the men, {the perverse lot}, who [are] in Gibeah, so that we may kill them and purge [this] wickedness from Israel." But the descendants of Benjamin were not willing to listen to the voice of their relatives, the {Israelites}.

Verse ConceptsPurity, Moral And SpiritualHanding Over PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual Sin

Then {Saul became angry} at Jonathan and said to him, "[You] son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanTemperAnger, Sinful ExamplesAnger Of Man, UnrighteousAnger Of Man, CauseChoosing PeopleNamed People Angry With OthersShame Has Comerebellion

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

Verse ConceptsPerversionEvil AssociationsIgnorance Of Evil

for he who is perverse [is] an abomination of Yahweh, but those who are upright [are] his confidence.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsBad InfluenceAbominations, To GodDeviousnessFriendship Kjv

The lips of the righteous know [the] acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.

Verse ConceptsLipsSpeech, Positive Aspects OfObscenity

For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse {mind} will be despised.

Verse ConceptsCommendationProverbsPerversionDespising PeopleLife Despisedgays

He who winks his eyes [does so in order] to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.

Verse ConceptsLipsEvil DevicesPlottingWinkingMoving Onmovement

He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

Verse ConceptsCondemned HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedProverbsSpeech, Negative Aspects OfTonguePerversionTwisted Ways

Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.

Verse ConceptsThornsEvil AssociationsGod TrappingPitfalls

Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak perverse things.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholImagination, Evil SchemingSpectacle

Bible Theasaurus

Contrary (120 instances)
Depraved (16 instances)
Immoral (38 instances)
Obstinate (30 instances)
Perverse (67 instances)
Perverted (32 instances)
Reprobate (8 instances)
Wayward (20 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הוּה 
Havvah 
Usage: 16

הפך 
Haphak 
Usage: 94

ירט 
Yarat 
Usage: 2

לוּז 
Luwz 
Usage: 6

לזוּת 
L@zuwth 
Usage: 1

מטּה 
Mutteh 
Usage: 1

סלף 
Celeph 
Usage: 2

עוה 
`avah 
Usage: 17

עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

עועה 
`av`eh 
Usage: 1

עות 
`avath 
Usage: 11

עקשׁ 
`aqash 
Usage: 5

עקּשׁ 
`iqqesh 
Usage: 11

תּהפּכה 
Tahpukah 
Usage: 10

διαστρέφω 
Diastrepho 
Usage: 5

παραδιατριβή 
Paradiatribe 
Usage: 1