סָלַףçâlaph/saw-laf'/
HebrewH55577 occurrences (KJV)
properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
KJV renders it: overthrow, pervert.
Where it appears
- Exod 23:8“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
- Deut 16:19You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
- Job 12:19He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
- Prov 13:6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
- Prov 19:3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
- Prov 21:12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Prov 22:12Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.