Strong H6141עִקֵּשׁ
twisted
- Transliteration
- ‛iqqêsh
- Pronunciation
- ik-kashe'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Adjective
Definition
From H6140; distorted; hence false: - {crooked} {froward} perverse.
Detailed definition
twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted
In the Bible
Strong H6141 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- froward6
- perverse4
- crook1
First verses
- Deuteronomy 32:5They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
- 2 Samuel 22:27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
- Psalms 18:26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
- Psalms 101:4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
- Proverbs 2:15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
- Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
- Proverbs 11:20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
- Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
- Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
- Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
- Proverbs 28:6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.