33 occurrences in 12 translations

'Contrary' in the Bible

And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of HostilitySevenfold

And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

Verse ConceptsSevenfoldGod Opposing

And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

Verse ConceptsChastisementSevenfoldGod Opposing

If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

Verse ConceptsTreacherySin ConfessedConfession of sinForgiving Yourselfconfessingactinggrandfathers

And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:

Verse ConceptsHumilityGod OpposingUncircumcised In Heart

Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, contrary to the command of the Lord my God.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGoldPalacesSilverSupplied With Money

The angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way was contrary to me.

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

Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but on the contrary you have only blessed them!"

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Blessing And CurseBlessed By Godcurses

‘Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the command of the Lord, either good or bad, of my own accord. What the Lord speaks, that I will speak’?

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTGoldSupplied With MoneySpeaking The Word God Gives

On the contrary, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you to confirm what the LORD promised by an oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

So Jonathan spoke on David's behalf to his father Saul. He said to him, "The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.

Verse ConceptsWronging Other Peopleservanthood

Hushai replied, "No! On the contrary, whomever the LORD, this group, and all the men of Israel choose is where I'll be, and I'll remain with him!

Verse ConceptsCompanionshipChoosing PeoplePeople Possessing Other Things

With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.

Verse ConceptsTwisted WaysGod Is PureGood Rebounding

A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement on behalf of

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness Of

Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

Verse ConceptsMonth 12Jews Under ThreatHating Peoples

With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.

Verse ConceptsPurity, Moral And SpiritualTwisted WaysGod Is PureGood ReboundingBeing Yourselfmyself

A worthless person, a wicked man,Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.

Verse ConceptsCorruption, Of HumanitySatan, As The Enemy Of GodWicked

“All the words of my mouth are in righteousness (upright, in right standing with God);There is nothing contrary to truth or perverted (crooked) in them.

Verse ConceptsTwisted Ways

The lips of the righteous know (speak) what is acceptable,But the mouth of the wicked knows (speaks) what is perverted (twisted).

Verse ConceptsLipsSpeech, Positive Aspects OfObscenity

The perverse in heart are repulsive and shamefully vile to the Lord,But those who are blameless and above reproach in their walk are His delight!

Verse ConceptsAbominationsCondemned HeartsDelight, God ExpressingHeart, Fallen And RedeemedPleasing GodPleasureHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleAbominations, To GodTwisted Ways

He who walks in uprightness [reverently] fears the Lord [and obeys and worships Him with profound respect],But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Verse ConceptsUprightnessDeviousnessTwisted WaysThe Fear Of The Lord

But as for the prophet who [on the contrary] prophesies of peace, when that prophet’s word comes to pass, [only] then will it be known that the Lord has truly sent him.”

Verse ConceptsProphecy, Inspiration Of OtDiscerning God's ThingsNo Peace

And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

Verse ConceptsNot Like PeopleUnique Israelwhores

You shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A city shedding blood in her midst, so that her time will come, and that makes idols, contrary to her interest, for defilement!

Verse ConceptsSheddingThe Day Of JudgementPeople Polluting ThemselvesKilling Many People

Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.

Verse ConceptsActing AloneGroups TremblingThose Who Saw VisionsNo VisionsNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsHiding From GodBeing Overwhelmed

so, to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah -- do not fear!

Verse ConceptsGod Doing GoodGod's Plans

Bible Theasaurus

Adverse (8 instances)
Antagonistic (1 instance)
Capricious (2 instances)
Conflicting (1 instance)
Contrary (120 instances)
Converse (5 instances)
Counter (2 instances)
Hostile (53 instances)
Inconsistent (5 instances)
Obstinate (30 instances)
Opposite (162 instances)
Perverse (67 instances)
Reverse (34 instances)
Wayward (20 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הפך הפך 
hephek 
Usage: 2

קרי 
Q@riy 
Usage: 7

ἀντίκειμαι 
Antikeimai 
Usage: 7

ἀπέναντι 
Apenanti 
over against , before , in the presence of , contrary
Usage: 5

ἐναντίος 
Enantios 
Usage: 8

ὑπεναντίος 
Hupenantios 
Usage: 2

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