'Twisted' in the Bible

And the beautifully worked band, which goes on it, is to be of the same work and the same material, of gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work.

With the work of a jeweller, like the cutting of a stamp, the names of the children of Israel are to be cut on them, and they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold.

And you are to make twisted frames of gold;

And two chains of the best gold, twisted like cords; and have the chains fixed on to the frames.

The fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold.

And you are to make two chains of gold, twisted like cords, to be fixed to the priest's bag.

Put a blue cord on it and put it on the front of the twisted head-dress:

And the beautifully worked band which went on it was of the same design and the same material, worked in gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

Then they made the beryl stones, fixed in twisted frames of gold and cut like the cutting of a stamp, with the names of the children of Israel.

In the fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they were fixed in twisted frames of gold.

And on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.

And they put the two twisted chains on the two rings at the ends of the priest's bag;

The skirts of the robe were worked all round with fruits in blue and purple and red made of twisted linen.

And the twisted head-dress for Aaron, and beautiful head-dresses of linen, and linen trousers,

And the priest is to take it to the altar, and after its head has been twisted off, it is to be burned on the altar, and its blood drained out on the side of the altar:

Say to the children of Israel that through all their generations they are to put on the edges of their robes an ornament of twisted threads, and in every ornament a blue cord;

On the four edges of your robe, with which your body is covered, put ornaments of twisted threads.

He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.

The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.

Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.

All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

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

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

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

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

And the makers of twisted thread will be crushed, and those who ... will be sad in heart.

In that day the Lord, with his great and strong and cruel sword, will send punishment on Leviathan, the quick-moving snake, and on Leviathan, the twisted snake; and he will put to death the dragon which is in the sea.

As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

Their twisted threads will not make clothing, and their works will give them nothing for covering themselves: their works are works of sin, and violent acts are in their hands.

A voice is sounding on the open hilltops, the weeping and the prayers of the children of Israel; because their way is twisted, they have not kept the Lord their God in mind.

Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.

The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

And you will no longer put people in mind of the word of weight of the Lord: for every man's word will be a weight on himself; for the words of the living God, of the Lord of armies, our God, have been twisted by you

He has put up a wall of cut stones about my ways, he has made my roads twisted.

See, the day; see, it is coming: the crowning time has gone out; the twisted way is flowering, pride has put out buds.

Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, has been broken by me, and no band has been put round it to make it well, no band has been twisted round it to make it strong for gripping the sword.

As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.

The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.

Everything has been taken from her, all is gone, she has nothing more: the heart is turned to water, the knees are shaking, all are twisted in pain, and colour has gone from all faces.

For this reason the law is feeble and decisions are not effected: for the upright man is circled round by evil-doers; because of which right is twisted.

And wherever it takes him, it puts him down violently, streaming at the lips and twisted with pain; and his strength goes from him; and I made a request to your disciples to send it out, and they were not able.

Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;

And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.

And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;

And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.