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evil, bad, calamity, harmful. Bad, injurious, evil, adversity; spans moral wickedness and physical calamity, contrasted with good (tov) in the knowledge of good and evil.

uprightness, integrity, equity. Straightness, moral rectitude, integrity of walk before God and fellow humans.

heart, core of moral volition. Fuller anatomical form of lev; moral volition and interior integrity ('love the LORD with all your heart', Deuteronomy 6:5).

to bend, twist, pervert, act iniquitously. To twist moral rectitude, pervert divine justice, make crooked ('we have sinned and acted iniquitously', Daniel 9:5).

good, pleasant, beneficial. Good, pleasant, morally upright, beneficial, beautiful; reflecting divine design in creation and the benevolent moral nature of God.

righteousness, distributive justice, virtue. Covenant righteousness, ethical rectitude, distributive justice, equity; fidelity to relationship requirements between God and man.

integrity, completeness, innocence. Simplicity, uprightness, unblemished moral integrity; walking before God with whole undivided heart (Psalm 26:1).

to be just, righteous, justify, vindicate. To be in the right, be declared innocent, vindicate, justify; forensic acquittal in judicial settings.

upright, straight, pleasing. Straight, level, right, upright; describes moral rectitude of God's ways and integrity of heart.

prudence, shrewdness, discretion. Shrewdness, prudence, practical craftiness; positive moral sagacity in Proverbs protecting against temptation.

righteous, just, innocent. Righteous, just, in right relationship with God's law and covenant; attribute of God and of the person who lives in obedience.

to miss the mark, err, sin. To miss the mark, lose the way, fail to reach divine goal; moral failure deviating from God's righteous standard in thought, word, or deed.

vengeance, vindication, retributive justice. Vengeance, retributive justice; exclusive divine prerogative to right moral wrongs and vindicate oppressed saints ('Vengeance is Mine, I will repay', Deuteronomy 32:35).

to rebel, be contentious, disobey. To be contentious, resist authority, rebel against divine command; chronic sin of Israel in wilderness (Meribah).

to deem right, to do one justice, to be treated rightly. Primary meaning: to deem right, to do one justice, to be treated rightly, to show to be righteous. Strong's: to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent. Lexical nuances: in cl.,

discipline, correction, instruction. Moral discipline, corrective chastening; parental and divine education forming character through loving rebuke.

a missing the mark, guilt, sin. Primary meaning: a missing the mark, guilt, sin, a fault, failure. Strong's: a sin (properly abstract). Lexical nuances: prop. a missing the mark ; in cl. (v. reff. to CR in MM, VGT , s.v.); guilt , sin (Plat., Arist., al.); more freq., from Æsch. down, a fault, failure . In NT (as LXX) always in ethical sense; as a principle and quality of action, = τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν , a sinning, sin : Ro 5:12 , 13 20 ; ὑφ’ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι , Ro 3:9 ; ἐπιμένειν , Ro 6:1 ; ἀποθνήσκειν, νεκρὸν εἶναι τῇ ἁ. , Ro 6:2 , 11 ; τὴν ἀ. γινώσκει...

wickedness, iniquity, lawlessness. Unrighteousness, moral lawlessness, civil injustice, oppression of the poor and helpless.

to trust, be confident, rely upon. To fall forward, lie face down in complete security, trust unconditionally; unshakeable reliance upon God's covenant promises.

righteousness, teaching of, justice. Primary meaning: righteousness, teaching of, justice. Strong's: equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification. Lexical nuances: the character of ὁ δίκαιος (q.v.)

to fear, revere, stand in awe. To fear, stand in reverent awe of God, dread divine majesty; foundation of covenant obedience and ethics.

foolish, senseless, godless. Morally corrupt fool lacking spiritual perception ('The fool has said in his heart, There is no God', Psalm 14:1).

commandment, precept, charge. Commandment, precept, directive given by divine authority; specific stipulations of covenant law embodying the holy will of God.

man, mortal, mankind. Mortal man, human race; mortal frailty contrasted with heavenly power.

blameless, whole, without blemish. Complete, intact, physically unblemished (sacrificial animals), morally blameless (Noah, Abraham in Genesis 17:1); walking perfectly with God.

piety, holiness. Primary meaning: piety, holiness. Strong's: piety. Lexical nuances: piety , holiness : assoc. with δικαιοσύνη , Lk 1:75 , Eph 4:24 .†

goodness. Primary meaning: goodness. Strong's: goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence. Lexical nuances: goodness (representing "the kindlier, as δικαιοσύνη , the sterner element in the ideal character," AR, Eph., 5:9 ; on its relation to χρηστότης , v. Tr., Syn ., §lxiii): Ro 15:14 , Ga 5:22 , II Th 1:11 .†

to understand, discern, perceive. To separate mentally, discern between good and evil, perceive deep spiritual truth.