Bible Dictionary
PERVERSE
To be perverse is to be morally crooked, obstinate, or turned away from what is right. Biblical usage associates perverseness with wickedness, distorted judgment, and willful wrongdoing.
Biblical Usage
Biblical usage associates perverseness with wickedness, the wresting of judgment, and conduct that departs from what is right. The Revised Version sometimes substitutes more specific terms such as mischievous, wickedness, or trouble where the context requires it.