Proverbs 2:14

American Standard Version (1901)

Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:23 : 23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
  • Jer 11:15 : 15 What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness [with] many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
  • Rom 1:32 : 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
  • 1 Cor 13:6 : 6 rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;
  • Hos 7:3 : 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
  • Hab 1:15 : 15 He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad.
  • Zeph 3:11 : 11 In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
  • Luke 22:4-5 : 4 And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him unto them. 5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

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  • 15 Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

  • Prov 2:12-13
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    12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

    13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

  • 20 They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • 14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

  • 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

  • 16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

  • 8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

  • 5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

  • 3 Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

  • 6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

  • 2 For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

  • 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • 8 He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

  • 15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

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    13 suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; [men] that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their deceivings while they feast with you;

    14 having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing;

  • 19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • 2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

  • 4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

  • 20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Rom 1:29-30
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    29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

    30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

  • 2 ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

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    14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

    15 Their feet are swift to shed blood;

    16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;

  • 20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

  • 16 But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.

  • 32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

  • 7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • 12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

  • 18 A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

  • 35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

  • 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.

  • 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape.

  • 2 For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;

  • 2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • 4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.

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    16 For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

    17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

  • 13 These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

  • 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

  • 19 The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

  • 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • 30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • 9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves.

  • 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.