רֶ֫שַׁע
re.sah (H7562)
wickedness
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "re.sah" (H7562) is a term that encompasses the concept of wickedness. At its core, it refers to a state of moral darkness or evil behavior. This word is part of the semantic domain of Light & Darkness, suggesting that it is closely tied to the idea of moral contrast. In the Bible, "re.sah" appears 30 times, indicating its significance in the narrative. Its usage spans various genres, including prophetic, poetic, and narrative texts. This suggests that the concept of wickedness is a recurring theme in the biblical story, often used to describe the actions of individuals or groups who reject God's will. The frequency and range of usage for "re.sah" imply that it is a critical concept in the biblical worldview, highlighting the importance of moral accountability and the consequences of evil behavior.
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Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Don’t look at the stubbornness of this people, nor at their wickedness, nor at their sin,
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.
Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.
There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.
Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness. You don’t fast today so as to make your voice to be heard on high.
“Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.
Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn’t turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.”
Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness. None of them will remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth. There will be nothing of value among them.
I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations. He will surely deal with him. I have driven him out for his wickedness.
“You, son of man, tell the children of your people, ‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him in the day of his disobedience. And as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not fall by it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither will he who is righteous be able to live by it in the day that he sins.
You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?
Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?