The meaning of Frowardness in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
fro'-werd-nes: The translation of tahpukhoth the plural of tahpukhah, "perversity," "foolishness" (from haphakh, "to turn about") in Proverbs 2:14, "delight in the frowardness of the wicked," the American Standard Revised Version "the perverseness of evil," margin "the evil man" (compare Proverbs 2:12; some render "deceit"); Proverbs 6:14 the American Standard Revised Version, "perverseness"; Proverbs 10:32, "the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness," the American Standard Revised Version "speaketh perverseness," margin "is."
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