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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
pervert .
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Examples
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Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him.
Cultural Accessorizing: Are Banjos the New Bicycle? BikeSnobNYC 2009
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The Mosaic Law says about public officials recieving contributions (Ex23: 8) "And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous."
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Cursed is he that perverteth the judgement of the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.
Ash Wednesday . . . Old School Fr Timothy Matkin 2008
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Cursed is he that perverteth the judgement of the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.
Archive 2008-02-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2008
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Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
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“Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him.”
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Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow.
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Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow.
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Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
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The malignity of thy temper perverteth nature; thy learning makes thee more barbarous; thy study of humanity more inhuman; thy converse among poets more grovelling, miry, and dull.
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