Strong's Hebrew · H6141
עִקֵּשׁ
ʻiqqêsh · ik-kashe'
Definitiondistorted; hence, false
Derivationfrom H6140 (עָקַשׁ);
KJV usagecrooked, froward, perverse.
Occurrences11 in the KJV · 11 verses
עִקֵּשׁ in Scripture
Deuteronomy 32:5
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
2 Samuel 22:27
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
Psalms 18:26
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Psalms 101:4
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person .
Proverbs 2:15
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Proverbs 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Proverbs 17:20
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.