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wickedness

Meaning of “wickedness”

Moral evil, sin, iniquity, injustice, perversity, or corrupt intent or conduct.

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127 occurrences119 verses32 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:5

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Hosea 9:15
All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 9:15 · retained source text

All their wickednesse is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickednesse of their doings I will driue them out of mine house, I will loue them no more: all their princes are reuolters.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.11.

Hosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 10:13 · retained source text

Ye haue plowed wickednesse, yee haue reaped iniquitie, ye haue eaten the fruite of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mightie men.

Hosea 10:15
So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 10:15 · retained source text

So shall Bethel doe vnto you, because of your great wickednesse: in a morning shall the king of Israel be vtterly cut off.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the euill of your euill.

Joel 3:13
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joel 3:13 · retained source text

Put ye in the sickle, for the haruest is ripe, come, get you downe, for the presse is full, the fats ouerflowe, for the wickednesse is great.

1611 marginal noteReue.14.15.

Jonah 1:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jonah 1:2 · retained source text

Arise, goe to Nineueh that great citie, and cry against it: for their wickednes is come vp before me.

1611 marginal noteGene. 10.11-12. Cha. 3.3.

Micah 6:10
¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 6:10 · retained source text

¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickednesse in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable.

1611 marginal noteOr, is there yet vnto euery man an house of the wicked? &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. measure of leannesse.

Nahum 3:19
There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nahum 3:19 · retained source text

There is no healing of thy bruise: thy wound is grieuous: all that heare the bruit of thee, shall clap the hands ouer thee; for vpon whom hath not thy wickednesse passed continually?

1611 marginal noteHeb. wrinkling.

Zechariah 5:8
And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 5:8 · retained source text

And he said, This is wickednesse, and he cast it into the midst of the Ephah, and he cast the weight of lead vpon the mouth thereof.

Malachi 1:4
Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Malachi 1:4 · retained source text

Whereas Edom sayth, Wee are impouerished, but we will returne and build the desolate places; Thus sayth the LORD of hostes, They shal build, but I will throw downe; and they shal call them, The border of wickednesse, & the people against whom the LORD hath indignation for euer.

Malachi 3:15
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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And now we call the proud happy: yea, they that worke wickednes are set vp, yea they that tempt God, are euen deliuered.

1611 marginal noteHeb. are built.

1611 marginal notePsal.95.9.

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