Exodus 23:8Mapped KJV word: perverteth
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
Open Bibleסָלַף
H5557 · çâlaph · saw-laf' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
KJV usage
overthrow, pervert.
7mapped occurrences
7verses
3KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping
overthroweth 4perverteth 2pervert 1
Strong’s is a useful concordance and lexical reference layer. It does not by itself determine the meaning of a word in every context and is not a substitute for the verse, passage, or full grammatical analysis. Hebrew / Aramaic XML data: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0).
Mapped occurrences
Deuteronomy 16:19Mapped KJV word: pervert
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.
Job 12:19Mapped KJV word: overthroweth
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
Proverbs 13:6Mapped KJV word: overthroweth
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Proverbs 19:3Mapped KJV word: perverteth
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Proverbs 21:12Mapped KJV word: overthroweth
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
Proverbs 22:12Mapped KJV word: overthroweth
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.