12 Bible Verses about Perversion
Most Relevant Verses
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
Put away from you a deceitful (lying, misleading) mouth,
And put devious lips far from you.
Who perversely in his heart plots trouble and evil continually;
Who spreads discord and strife.
A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,
But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,
But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Then He said to me, “The wickedness (guilt) of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of blood and the city is full of perversion and injustice; for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; the Lord does not see [what we are doing].’
And Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”
and perpetual friction between men who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a source of profit [a lucrative, money-making business—withdraw from them].
From Thematic Bible
Perversion » What perverts
“For you [Babylon] have trusted and felt confident in your wickedness; you have said,
‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray,
And you have said in your heart (mind),
‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’
“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes];
Then his heart is resentful and rages against the Lord [for, being a fool, he blames the Lord instead of himself].
Perversion » The perverse
A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,
But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.
He who walks in uprightness [reverently] fears the Lord [and obeys and worships Him with profound respect],
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely,
But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.
Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.
Perversion » What has nothing perverse in it
Does not skillful and godly Wisdom cry out, and understanding raise her voice [in contrast to the loose woman]? On the top of the heights beside the way, where the paths meet, stands Wisdom [skillful and godly]; At the gates at the entrance of the town, at the coming in at the doors, she cries out: read more.
To you, O men, I call, and my voice is directed to the sons of men. O you simple and thoughtless ones, understand prudence; you [self-confident] fools, be of an understanding heart. Hear, for I will speak excellent and princely things; and the opening of my lips shall be for right things. For my mouth shall utter truth, and wrongdoing is detestable and loathsome to my lips. All the words of my mouth are righteous (upright and in right standing with God); there is nothing contrary to truth or crooked in them.
Perversion » The perverseness of transgressors
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Perversion » Perverseness within the tongue
A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,
But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.
Topics on Perversion
Sexual Perversion
Deuteronomy 22:22-29“If a man is
