-Psalm 138:2, KJV
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KJV Dictionary Definition: pervert
pervert
PERVERT', v.t. L. perverto; per and verto, to turn.
1. To turn from truth, propriety, or from its proper purpose; to distort from its true use or end; as, to pervert reason by misdirecting it; to pervert the laws by misinterpreting and misapplying them; to pervert justice; to pervert the meaning of an author; to pervert nature; to pervert truth.
2. To turn from the right; to corrupt.
He in the serpent had perverted Eve.
perverted
PERVERT'ED, pp. Turned from right to wrong; distorted; corrupted; misinterpreted; misemployed.
perverter
PERVERT'ER, n. One that perverts or turns from right to wrong; one that distorts, misinterprets or misapplies.
pervertible
PERVERT'IBLE, a. That may be perverted.
perverting
PERVERT'ING, ppr. Turning from right to wrong; distorting; misinterpreting; misapplying; corrupting.
Pervert, when used of persons, usually implies evil design.
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