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# perverseness

noun

«perverseness» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In Balaam's blessing it means moral crookedness or trouble; God sees none of it in Israel.

**Interpretation.** Commentators read this as praise of Israel: God does not look closely for their faults, or the verse means no wrongdoing is found that cannot be forgiven.

### Meaning

Wickedness or crookedness; doing what is twisted and wrong instead of straight and right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perverseness/#m1)

### Examples

- None hath beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath one seen perverseness in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shouting for the King is among them. (Torah NUM.23.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perverseness/#x1)
- The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the perverseness of the faithless shall destroy them. (Writings PRO.11.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perverseness/#x2)
- A soothing tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a wound to the spirit. (Writings PRO.15.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perverseness/#x3)
- Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel: because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon; (Prophets ISA.30.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perverseness/#x4)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «perverseness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/perverseness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«perverseness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/perverseness.html) on Mova free.