King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Wickedness
CategoryTheological Term / Moral Term
Modern Equivalentmoral evil; habitual sinfulness; depravity.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionThe state or quality of being morally evil — actively opposed to God's righteousness. The KJV uses it frequently as the opposite of righteousness. In the OT it describes both individual moral failure and the corporate wickedness of nations that brings divine judgment.
Key Verses"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." (Psalm 9:17); "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil... against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:11–12)