סֶלֶף çeleph

Meaning

distortion, i.e. (figuratively) viciousness

In the King James Version: perverseness.

Derivation: from H5557 (סָלַף);

Where it is used

• Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
• Proverbs 15:4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.