King James Version

Proverbs 2:15

Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

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אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣םarechoteyhemmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.עִקְּשִׁ֑יםiqshimcrookedעִקֵּשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “crooked”, the ordinary formH6141distorted; hence, falsecrooked, froward, perverse.וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםunelozimand departלוּזconjunction, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “and depart”, a verb used as a describing wordH3868to turn aside , i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perversedepart, froward, perverse(-ness).בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽםbemagelotamin goingמַעְגָּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in going”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4570a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)going, path, trench, way(-side).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who are crooked in their ways, and perverse in their paths;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

Young’s Literal Translation

Whose paths [are] crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

World English Bible

who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

Darby Translation

whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course:

Douay-Rheims

Whose ways are perverse, and their steps infamous.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who are crooked in their ways, and perverse in their paths;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὧν αἱ τρίβοι σκολιαὶ, καὶ καμπύλαι αἱ τροχιαὶ αὐτῶν,