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NASB	Proverbs 8:13 "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted mouth, I hate.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Proverbs 8:13 "The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the LORD includes the hatred of evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate.

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Bible Question (short): Proverbs 8:13

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"And the perverse mouth I hate"
I don't understand what the word perverse means in the bible. I have always assumed that perversity was related to a disgusting sexual thought, or act. When I look in the dictionary is states below: What does it mean in the bible. I don't want to be either but I do want to understand what I amtalking about (wisdom)!!!

1.willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
2. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood.
3. wayward or cantankerous.
4. persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.
5. turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt.

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