סָלַף çâlaph
Meaning
properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
In the King James Version: overthrow, pervert.
Derivation: a primitive root;
Where it is used
- Exodus 23:8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 16:19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Job 12:19 He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
- Proverbs 13:6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
- Proverbs 19:3 A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
- Proverbs 21:12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Proverbs 22:12 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.