Strong’s H5558 · Hebrew
סֶלֶף
çeleph · seh'-lef
Origin from סָלַף (H5557);
Meaning distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness
In the King James Version perverseness.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
- Proverbs 15:4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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.