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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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New Century Version
Proverbs 2:14
They enjoy doing wrong and are happy to do what is crooked and evil.
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Christian Standard Bible®
from those who enjoy doing eviland celebrate perversion,
from those who enjoy doing eviland celebrate perversion,
Hebrew Names Version
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
King James Version
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
English Standard Version
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil,
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil,
New English Translation
who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;
who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;
Amplified Bible
Who find joy in doing evil And delight in the perversity of evil,
Who find joy in doing evil And delight in the perversity of evil,
New American Standard Bible
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
World English Bible
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
Legacy Standard Bible
Who are glad to do evilAnd they rejoice in the perversity of evil;
Who are glad to do evilAnd they rejoice in the perversity of evil;
Berean Standard Bible
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
Contemporary English Version
Most of all they enjoy being mean and deceitful.
Most of all they enjoy being mean and deceitful.
Complete Jewish Bible
who delight in doing evil and take joy in being stubbornly deceitful,
who delight in doing evil and take joy in being stubbornly deceitful,
Darby Translation
who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of evil;
who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of evil;
Easy-to-Read Version
They enjoy doing evil and are happy with the confusion it brings.
They enjoy doing evil and are happy with the confusion it brings.
George Lamsa Translation
Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perverseness of evil things;
Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perverseness of evil things;
Good News Translation
those who find pleasure in doing wrong and who enjoy senseless evil,
those who find pleasure in doing wrong and who enjoy senseless evil,
Lexham English Bible
those who are happy to do evil, for they delight in the deviousness of evil,
those who are happy to do evil, for they delight in the deviousness of evil,
Literal Translation
who rejoice to do evil, they delight in the perversities of the wicked,
who rejoice to do evil, they delight in the perversities of the wicked,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which reioyse in doynge euell, and delyte i wicked thinges:
which reioyse in doynge euell, and delyte i wicked thinges:
American Standard Version
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Bible in Basic English
Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;
King James Version (1611)
Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.
Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:
Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
English Revised Version
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whiche ben glad, whanne thei han do yuel, and maken ful out ioye in worste thingis;
whiche ben glad, whanne thei han do yuel, and maken ful out ioye in worste thingis;
Update Bible Version
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Webster's Bible Translation
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
New King James Version
Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
New Living Translation
They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
New Life Bible
from the one who is happy doing wrong, and who finds joy in the way of sin.
from the one who is happy doing wrong, and who finds joy in the way of sin.
New Revised Standard
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil;
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful;
Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in the most wicked things:
Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in the most wicked things:
Revised Standard Version
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil;
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil;
Young's Literal Translation
Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,
Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
Contextual Overview
10 Wisdom will come into your mind, and knowledge will be pleasing to you. 11 Good sense will protect you; understanding will guard you. 12 It will keep you from the wicked, from those whose words are bad, 13 who don't do what is right but what is evil. 14 They enjoy doing wrong and are happy to do what is crooked and evil. 15 What they do is wrong, and their ways are dishonest. 16 It will save you from the unfaithful wife who tries to lead you into adultery with pleasing words. 17 She leaves the husband she married when she was young. She ignores the promise she made before God. 18 Her house is on the way to death; those who took that path are now all dead. 19 No one who goes to her comes back or walks the path of life again.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
rejoice: Proverbs 10:23, Jeremiah 11:15, Habakkuk 1:15, Zephaniah 3:11, 1 Corinthians 13:6
and: Hosea 7:3, Luke 22:4, Luke 22:5, Romans 1:32
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:42 - comfort himself Proverbs 6:14 - Frowardness
Cross-References
Genesis 10:11
From there he went to Assyria, where he built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, and Calah.
From there he went to Assyria, where he built the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, and Calah.
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 15:18
So on that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram and said, "I will give to your descendants the land between the river of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
So on that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram and said, "I will give to your descendants the land between the river of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
Genesis 25:18
His descendants lived from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt stretching toward Assyria. They often attacked the descendants of his brothers.
His descendants lived from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt stretching toward Assyria. They often attacked the descendants of his brothers.
Deuteronomy 1:7
Get ready, and go to the mountain country of the Amorites, and to all the places around there—the Jordan Valley, the mountains, the western hills, the southern area, the seacoast, the land of Canaan, and Lebanon. Go as far as the great river, the Euphrates.
Get ready, and go to the mountain country of the Amorites, and to all the places around there—the Jordan Valley, the mountains, the western hills, the southern area, the seacoast, the land of Canaan, and Lebanon. Go as far as the great river, the Euphrates.
Deuteronomy 11:24
Everywhere you step will be yours. Your land will go from the desert to Lebanon and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
Everywhere you step will be yours. Your land will go from the desert to Lebanon and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
Daniel 10:4
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was standing beside the great Tigris River.
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was standing beside the great Tigris River.
Revelation 9:14
The voice said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Free the four angels who are tied at the great river Euphrates."
The voice said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Free the four angels who are tied at the great river Euphrates."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who rejoice to do evil,.... At the doing of it, or when they have done it; they are glad of an opportunity of doing mischief, and glory when they have done it; it is a sport and pastime to them,
Proverbs 10:2; they take pleasure in the act of sin, and have no remorse of conscience afterwards; they speak of it in an exulting manner, and boast of it, and glory in their shame;
[and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked: of the wicked man, as Aben Ezra and Gersom supply it; in the perversities and contradictions of every wicked man; they not only take pleasure in their own sins, but in the sins of others, and in them that commit them; which is an aggravation of their wickedness, Romans 1:32; they delight to hear a man speak froward and perverse things; things against God, and Christ, and religion, against all good men, and everything that is good; against the Gospel, the doctrines and ordinances of it; and they delight to see him do things perverse and contrary to the will of God. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "they exult in the worst things".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The evil-doers here include not robbers and murderers only Proverbs 1:10-16, but all who leave the straight path and the open day for crooked ways, perverse counsels, deeds of darkness. “To delight etc.” Proverbs 2:14 is the lowest depth of all.
