Proverbs 2:15

2:15 whose paths ¹  are morally crooked, ² 

and who are devious ³  in their ways;

Isaiah 59:8

59:8 They are unfamiliar with peace;

their deeds are unjust. ⁴ 

They use deceitful methods,

and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace. ⁵ 

Philippians 2:15

2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world ⁶ 

¹ tn The noun in this relative clause is an accusative of specification: The evil people are twisted with respect to their paths/conduct.

² tn Heb “crooked.” The adjective עִקֵּשׁ (’iqqesh, “crooked; twisted”) uses the morphological pattern of adjectives that depict permanent bodily defects, e.g., blindness, lameness. Their actions are morally defective and, apart from repentance, are permanently crooked and twisted.

³ tn The Niphal participle of לוּז (luz, “devious; crooked”) describes conduct that is morally deceptive, crafty, and cunning (Isa 30:12).

⁴ tn Heb “a way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their pathways.”

⁵ tn Heb “their paths they make crooked, everyone who walks in it does not know peace.”

⁶ tn Or “as stars in the universe.”