Bible Encyclopedias
Frowardness

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

frō´wẽrd -nes : The translation of תּהפכות , tahpukhōth the plural of tahpūkhāh , "perversity," "foolishness" (from hāphakh , "to turn about") in Proverbs 2:14 , "delight in the frowardness of the wicked," the American Standard Revised Version "the perverseness of evil," margin "the evil man" (compare Proverbs 2:12; some render "deceit"); Proverbs 6:14 the American Standard Revised Version, "perverseness"; Proverbs 10:32 , "the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness," the American Standard Revised Version "speaketh perverseness," margin "is.»
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Frowardness'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​f/frowardness.html. 1915.