Proverbs 2:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,”
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BSBPD
“from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 2:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
- Proverbs 10:23The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
- Jeremiah 11:15What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom, so that you can rejoice?
- Hosea 7:3They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
- Habakkuk 1:15The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.
- Zephaniah 3:11On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
- Luke 22:4And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
- Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
- 1 Corinthians 13:6Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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