4 occurrences

'Perverseness' in the Bible

Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst thereof; and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunkard staggereth in his vomit.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholDrunkenness, Figurative OfBewildermentStaggeringPuzzlementuncertaintydrunkards

Oh your perverseness! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay, so that the work should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersClayPotterPotteryTurning Upside DownBeing Without UnderstandingMan's Relationship With His CreatorWeedatheismpot

And he said unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness; for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the earth, and Jehovah seeth not.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Causes OfPerversionGod, All knowingGod Not SeeingKilling Many PeopleGod's People SinningScoffers

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Contrariness (2 instances)
Perverseness (47 instances)
Perversity (38 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
διαστρέφω 
Diastrepho 
Usage: 5

παραδιατριβή 
Paradiatribe 
Usage: 1