5 occurrences

'Perverseness' in the Bible

Jehovah hath mingled in her midst A spirit of perverseness, And they have caused Egypt to err in all its work, As a drunkard erreth in his vomit.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholDrunkenness, Figurative OfBewildermentStaggeringPuzzlementuncertaintydrunkards

Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because of your kicking against this word, And ye trust in oppression, And perverseness, and rely on it,

Verse ConceptsRejecting God's WordRejection Of GodRejection Of God's Wordoppression

For your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.

Verse ConceptsFingersBlemishBlood, Figurative UseLipsThe Lips Of The WickedTongueWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerKilling Many People

There is none calling in righteousness, And there is none pleading in faithfulness, Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity.

Verse ConceptsemptinessUnreliabilityCharacter Of Wicked

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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