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Bible Vocabulary

Word Forms

These forms come from “iniquity” and change to fit the sentence.

  • iniquitiesplural
  • iniquitybase form

iniquity

noun /ɪnˈɪkwɪti/

WEB 202 appearances

KJV 334 appearances

Iniquity means very wrong or evil behavior.

Biblical Usage

In the Bible, iniquity often refers to serious sin or wrongdoing against God.

WEB Representative Scripture

“‘If anyone sins, in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn’t report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 5:1 (WEB)

KJV Representative Scriptures

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Genesis 15:16 (KJV)
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Job 22:23 (KJV)
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Psalms 36:3 (KJV)