Proverbs 2:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Who delightהַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים
(has·se·me·chim)
8056: glad, joyful, merryfrom samach
in doingלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
evilרָ֑ע
(ra;)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
And rejoiceיָ֝גִ֗ילוּ
(ya·gi·lu)
1523: to rejoicea prim. root
in the perversityבְּֽתַהְפֻּכֹ֥ות
(be·tah·pu·cho·vt)
8419: perversity, perverse thingfrom haphak
of evil;רָֽע׃
(ra.)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
Who rejoice
sameach  (saw-may'-akh)
blithe or gleeful -- (be) glad, joyful, (making) merry(-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).
to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
and delight
giyl  (gheel)
to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear -- be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
in the frowardness
tahpukah  (tah-poo-kaw')
a perversity or fraud -- (very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing.
of the wicked
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

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

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

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;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they rejoice to do evil and they rejoice in the lifestyle of the evil.

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

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