- perverse:
- "Now¹ therefore knowª° and considerª° what¹ thou wilt do;ª° for¹ evilª is determinedª° against¹ our master,ª and against¹ all¹ his household:ª for he¹ [is such] a sonª of Belial,ª that [a man] cannot speakª°¹ to¹ him." {1Sm 25:17} + "Let²° not¹ my lord,ª I pray thee,¹ regardª¹¹¹ this¹ manª of Belial,ª [even] Nabal:ª for¹ as his nameª [is], so¹ [is] he;¹ Nabalª [is] his name,ª and follyª [is] with¹ him: but I¹ thine handmaidª sawª° not¹¹ the young menª of my lord,ª whom¹ thou didst send.ª°" {1Sm 25:25} + "For¹ your handsª are defiledª° with blood,ª and your fingersª with iniquity;ª your lipsª have spokenª° lies,ª your tongueª hath mutteredª° perverseness.ª" {Isa 59:3} + "Whereforeªª I sayª° unto you,ª All manner¹ of² sinª andª blasphemyª shall be forgivenª° unto men:ª butª the¹ blasphemyª [against] the¹ [Holy] Ghostª shall²° notª be forgivenª° unto men.ª ... O generationª of vipers,ª howª can¹ ye,²° beingª° evil,ª speakª° good things?ª forª out¹ of² the¹ abundanceª of the¹ heartª the¹ mouthª speaketh.ª°" {Mtt 12:31-34}
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