#distort

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perverse: iqqesh 6141 (Hebrew) crooked, distorted, false; it consistently denotes moral crookedness, perversity, or distorion of the straight path established by God. Leadership that benefits the people demands intolerance of moral distortion; those who twist God's ways find them perplexing and severe, inviting ruin as they bend His ways to self-service.

heart: leb 3820 (Hebrew) thought, emotion, will, conscience, purpose, intent; invisible control center from which life's moral choices proceed; the residence of cognition, reflection, and memory; the fountain of ethical life requiring an undivided heart of fidelity which has been shaped by submission to loving discipline.

good: towb 2896 (Hebrew) better, bountiful, cheerful, favor, kindness, pleasant; the divine harmony, beauty, and suitability of all that God created to meet practical needs rather than vain desires. Flourishing is connected to righteousness in contrast to the destructive consequences of disobedience to God's statutes since goodness is not relative, but revealed in His Word.

turn: haphak 2015 (Hebrew) change, overturn, transform, become; decribes decisive acts of turning, overturning, reversing, or transforming, ranging from someone making a bed to God overthrowing Sodom and Gomorrah. While neutral in itself, context determines whether the direction taken is positive as in personal renewal, or negative due to persistent rebellion.