KJV dictionary & concordance
To turn aside, twist, corrupt, distort, or lead away from what is right, true, just, or intended.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 16:19
Complete exact-word concordance
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Thou shalt not wrest iudgement, thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and peruert the wordes of the righteous.
1611 marginal noteOr, matters
1611 marginal noteExod. 23.8.
¶ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
¶ Thou shalt not peruert the iudgement of the stranger, nor of the fatherles, nor take a widowes raiment to pledge.
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Doth God peruert iudgement? or doth the Almightie peruert iustice?
1611 marginal noteDeu. 32.4. 2.chro. 19.7. dan. 9.14.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Yea surely God will not doe wickedly, neither will the Almighty peruert iudgement.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome, to peruert the wayes of iudgement.
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Lest they drinke, and forget the Law, and peruert the iudgement of any of the afflicted.
1611 marginal noteHebr. alter.
1611 marginal noteHebr. of all the sonnes of affliction.
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Heare this, I pray you, yee heads of the house of Iacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie.
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischiefe, thou child of the deuil, thou enemie of all righteousnesse, wilt thou not cease to peruert the right wayes of the Lord?
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Which is not another; but there bee some that trouble you, and would peruert the Gospel of Christ.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To turn from truth, propriety, or from its proper purpose; to distort from its true use or end. To turn from the right; to corrupt.
