KJV dictionary & concordance
Literally, turned aside; hence, distorted from the right.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Numbers 22:32
Complete exact-word concordance
BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
¶ Better is the poore that walketh in his integrity, then he that is peruerse in his lippes, and is a foole.
1611 marginal noteChap.28.6
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall vtter peruerse things.
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then he that is peruerse in his wayes, though he be rich.
1611 marginal noteCha.19.1.
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Whoso walketh vprightly, shall be saued: but he that is peruerse in his wayes, shall fall at once.
1611 marginal noteChap.10.25.
The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
The LORD hath mingled a peruerse spirit in the midst thereof: and they haue caused Egypt to erre in euery worke thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a spirit of peruersities.
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
Then Iesus answered, and said, O faithlesse and peruerse generation, how long shall I bee with you? howe long shal I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
And Iesus answering, said, O faithlesse, and peruerse generation, how long shal I be with you, and suffer you? bring thy sonne hither.
Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Also of your owne selues shal men arise, speaking peruerse things, to draw away disciples after them.
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
That yee may bee blamelesse and harmelesse, the sonnes of God, without rebuke, in the middes of a crooked and peruerse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world:
1611 marginal noteOr, syncere.
1611 marginal noteOr, shine ye
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Peruerse disputings of men of corrupt mindes, and destitute of the trueth, supposing that gaine is godlinesse: From such withdraw thy selfe.
1611 marginal noteOr.gallings one of another.
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