Proverbs 2:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,

New Living Translation
They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.

English Standard Version
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil,

Berean Study Bible
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

New American Standard Bible
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

NASB 1995
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

NASB 1977
Who delight in doing evil, And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

Amplified Bible
Who find joy in doing evil And delight in the perversity of evil,

Christian Standard Bible
from those who enjoy doing evil and celebrate perversion,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
from those who enjoy doing evil and celebrate perversion,

Contemporary English Version
Most of all they enjoy being mean and deceitful.

Good News Translation
those who find pleasure in doing wrong and who enjoy senseless evil,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
from those who enjoy doing evil, from those who find joy in the deviousness of evil.

International Standard Version
who delight in doing evil, and rejoice in the perverseness of evil;

NET Bible
who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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;

King James 2000 Bible
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of the wicked;

New Heart English Bible
who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;

World English Bible
who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;

American King James Version
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

American Standard Version
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

A Faithful Version
Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversities of the wicked,

Darby Bible Translation
who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of evil;

English Revised Version
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

Webster's Bible Translation
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
which reioyse in doynge euell, and delyte i wicked thinges:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who are rejoicing to do evil, "" They delight in [the] contrariness of the wicked,

Young's Literal Translation
Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

Smith's Literal Translation
Those rejoicing to do evil will exult in the deceit of evil;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in most wicked things:

Catholic Public Domain Version
who rejoice when they have done evil, and who exult in the most wicked things.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they rejoice to do evil and they rejoice in the lifestyle of the evil.

Lamsa Bible
Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perverseness of evil things;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the frowardness of evil;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
















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