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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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Psalms 45:7
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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1611 witness · Psalms 45:7 · retained source text

Thou louest righteousnesse, and hatest wickednesse: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.

Psalms 52:7
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
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1611 witness · Psalms 52:7 · retained source text

Loe, this is the man that made not God his strength: but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himselfe in his wickednesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, substance.

Psalms 55:11
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:11 · retained source text

Wickednesse is in the midst thereof: deceite and guile depart not from her streets.

Psalms 55:15
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:15 · retained source text

Let death seaze vpon them, and let them goe downe quicke into hell: for wickednes is in their dwellings, and among them.

1611 marginal noteOr, the graue.

Psalms 58:2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
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1611 witness · Psalms 58:2 · retained source text

Yea, in heart you worke wickednesse; you waigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Psalms 84:10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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1611 witness · Psalms 84:10 · retained source text

For a day in thy courts, is better then a thousand: I had rather be a doore keeper in the house of my God, then to dwell in the tents of wickednesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold.

Psalms 89:22
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 89:22 · retained source text

The enemie shall not exact vpon him: nor the sonne of wickednesse afflict him.

Psalms 94:23
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
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1611 witness · Psalms 94:23 · retained source text

And hee shall bring vpon them their owne iniquitie, and shall cut them off in their owne wickednesse: yea the LORD our God shall cut them off.

Psalms 107:34
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
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1611 witness · Psalms 107:34 · retained source text

A fruitfull land into barrennesse; for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein.

1611 marginal noteHeb. saltnesse.

Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 4:17 · retained source text

For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.

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