12 occurrences

'Crooked' in the Bible

His people have acted corruptly toward Him;this is their defect—they are not His childrenbut a devious and crooked generation.

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

with the pureYou prove Yourself pure,but with the crookedYou prove Yourself shrewd.

Verse ConceptsTwisted WaysGod Is PureGood Rebounding

with the pureYou prove Yourself pure,but with the crookedYou prove Yourself shrewd.

Verse ConceptsPurity, Moral And SpiritualTwisted WaysGod Is PureGood ReboundingBeing Yourselfmyself

But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,the Lord will banish them with the evildoers.Peace be with Israel.

Verse ConceptsBacksliding, CausesBanishmentCrookednessEvildoersTwisted Ways

A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,but the behavior of the innocent is upright.

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnCharacter Of WickedDeviousnessTwisted WaysPure People

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Verse ConceptsThornsEvil AssociationsGod TrappingPitfalls

What is crooked cannot be straightened;what is lacking cannot be counted.

Verse ConceptsCrookednessUncountableTwisted WaysStraightening

Consider the work of God,for who can straighten outwhat He has made crooked?

Verse ConceptsTwistingStraightening

They have not known the path of peace,and there is no justice in their ways.They have made their roads crooked;no one who walks on them will know peace.

Verse ConceptsWay, TheCrookednessPaths Of The WickedPathways Of SinSpiritual IgnoranceUnrestTwistingNo PeacePaths

Bible Theasaurus

Angular (3 instances)
Corrupt (70 instances)
Crooked (38 instances)
Cunning (54 instances)
Curve (1 instance)
Hunched (1 instance)
Indirect (1 instance)
Stooped (16 instances)
Stooping (6 instances)

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