Proverbs 2:14
Strong's Lexicon
from those who enjoy
הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים (haś·śə·mê·ḥîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8056: 1) joyful, merry, glad 1a) joyful, showing joy 1b) you who rejoice (subst)

doing
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

evil
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

and rejoice
יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ (yā·ḡî·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1523: 1) to rejoice, exult, be glad 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rejoice 1a2) to tremble (from fear)

in the twistedness
בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת (bə·ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8419: 1) perversity, perverse thing

of evil,
רָֽע׃ (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

Young's Literal Translation
Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
from those who enjoy doing evil and celebrate perversion,

New American Standard Bible
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

King James Bible
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,

New Living Translation
They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.

English Standard Version
who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil,

New American Standard Bible
Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;

King James Bible
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
from those who enjoy doing evil and celebrate perversion,

International Standard Version
who delight in doing evil, and rejoice in the perverseness of evil;

NET Bible
who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

American Standard Version
Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

English Revised Version
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

Young's Literal Translation
Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,
















Cross References
Proverbs 10:23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Jeremiah 11:15
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

Proverbs 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Proverbs 2:11
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

Proverbs 2:15
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Proverbs 2:17
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
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