Strong’s H5557 · Hebrew
סָלַף
çâlaph · saw-laf'
Origin a primitive root;
Meaning properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
In the King James Version overthrow, pervert.
In 7 verses of the King James Version
- Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Job 12:19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- Proverbs 13:6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
- Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
- Proverbs 22:12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.