27 verses contain “Pervert” (in the KJV: 24, in the BSB: 12) — showing 1–27
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Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to
wrest judgment:
You shall not follow the crowd in
wrongdoing. When you
testify in a
lawsuit, do not
pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Do not accept a
bribe, for a
bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not
wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift
doth blind the eyes of the wise, and
pervert the words of the righteous.
Do not deny justice or show
partiality. Do not accept a
bribe, for a
bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Thou shalt not
pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s
raiment to
pledge:
Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s
cloak as security.
Cursed be he that
perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say,
Amen.
‘
Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘
Amen!’
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after
lucre, and took bribes, and
perverted judgment.
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward
dishonest gain, accepting bribes and
perverting justice.
Does God
pervert justice? Does the
Almighty pervert what is right?
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have
sinned, and
perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have
sinned and
perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the
Almighty pervert judgment.
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the
Almighty does not
pervert justice.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He who walks in
integrity walks securely, but he who
perverts his ways will be found out.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the
bosom to
pervert the ways of judgment.
The
foolishness of man
perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Lest they drink, and
forget the law, and
pervert the judgment of any of the
afflicted.
lest they drink and
forget what is decreed, depriving all the
oppressed of justice.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent
perverting of judgment and justice in a province,
marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
If you see the oppression of the poor and the
denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be
astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None
seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath
perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you
astray; you told
yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
A voice was heard upon the high places,
weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have
perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel
weeping and
begging for mercy, because they have
perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have
perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that
abhor judgment, and
pervert all
equity.
Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who
despise justice and
pervert all that is right,
Therefore the law is
slacked, and judgment
doth never go forth: for the wicked
doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Therefore the law is
paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked
hem in the righteous, so that justice is
perverted.
And they began to
accuse him, saying, We found this fellow
perverting the nation, and
forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that
perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things
whereof ye
accuse him:
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was
inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
And said, O full of all
subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness,
wilt thou not cease to
pervert the right ways of the Lord?
and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of
deceit and
trickery! Will you never stop
perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to
distort the gospel of Christ.
And they
perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor remember just judgments.
So he put him aside, and commanded to bring the other, and said unto him, O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath
deceived thee, and
lust hath
perverted thine heart.