Proverbs 2:14
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.
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- Proverbs 10:23Rank 1 from verse 14
- Romans 1:32Rank 2 from verse 14
32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
32Who knowing the iudgement of God, (that they which commit such things, are worthy of death) not onely do the same, but ‖haue pleasure in them that doe them.
- Jeremiah 11:15Rank 3 from verse 14
15What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
15*†‖What hath my beloued to doe in mine house, seeing shee hath wrought lewdnesse with many? and the holy flesh is passed from thee: when thou doest euill, then thou reioycest.
- 1 Corinthians 13:6Rank 4 from verse 14
- Luke 22:4–5Rank 5 from verse 14
4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
4And he went his way, and communed with the chiefe Priests and captaines, how he might betray him vnto them.
5And they were glad, and couenanted to giue him money.
- Zephaniah 3:11Rank 7 from verse 14
11In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
11In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that reioyce in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty †because of mine holy mountaine.
- Habakkuk 1:15Rank 8 from verse 14
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Proverbs 2:14
1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Sense 1: To take or give great pleasure or satisfaction. Sense 2: A high degree of pleasure or satisfaction of mind; joy.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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frowardness
Perverseness.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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2:13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
2:13Who leaue the pathes of vprightnesse, to walke in the wayes of darkenesse:
2:14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
2:14Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.
Selected passage2:15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
2:15Whose wayes are crooked, and they froward in their pathes.