Perverse
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Proverbs 3:32 Proverbs 14:14 Proverbs 11:20 Proverbs 12:8 Proverbs 23:33 Proverbs 10:31 Proverbs 17:20 Proverbs 10:32 Proverbs 19:1 Proverbs 28:6 Philippians 2:15 Deuteronomy 32:5 Matthew 17:17 Luke 9:41 Deuteronomy 32:20
King James Dictionary [2]
Perverse a. pervers'. L. perversus. See Pervert.
1. Literally, turned aside hence, distorted from the right. 2. Obstinate in the wrong disposed to be contrary stubborn untractable.
To so perverse a sex all grace is vain.
3. Cross petulant peevish disposed to cross and vex.
I'll frown and be perverse, and say thee nay.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( a.) Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
(2): ( a.) Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
pẽr - vûrs ´: The group "perverse, -ly, -ness," "act perversely" in the King James Version represents nearly 20 Hebrew words, of which, however, most are derivatives of the stems עיה , ‛āwāh , לוּז , lūz , עקשׁ , ‛āḳash . The Revised Version (British and American) has made few changes. In Job 6:30 , the Revised Version (British and American) "mischievous" is better for the taste of a thing, and in Isaiah 59:3 greater emphasis is gained by the Revised Version (British and American) "wickedness." In Ezekiel 9:9 , "wresting of judgment" is perhaps too concrete, and "perverseness" is kept in the margin (inverted in the King James Version). the Revised Version margin "headlong" in Numbers 22:32 is over-literal, but in Numbers 23:21 the American Standard Revised Version margin's "trouble" is a distinct improvement.
