Aven אָ֫וֶן

Aven (Hebrew אָ֫וֶן, Strong's H205) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “evil: wickedness”. It occurs 77 times in 77 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H0205G: evil: wickedness

H0205H: evil: trouble

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Aven, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Numbers

• Numbers 23:21
  He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 26:14
  I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 15:23
  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”

Job

• Job 4:8
  Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
• Job 5:6
  Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
• Job 11:11
  For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
• Job 11:14
  If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
• Job 15:35
  They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
• Job 21:19
  God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.
• Job 22:15
  Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
• Job 31:3
  Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
• Job 34:8
  Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.
• Job 34:22
  There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
• Job 34:36
  My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.
• Job 36:10
  He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
• Job 36:21
  Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.

Psalms

• Psalm 5:5
  The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.
• Psalm 6:8
  Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
• Psalm 7:14
  Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
• Psalm 10:7
  His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
• Psalm 14:4
  Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
• Psalm 28:3
  Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
• Psalm 36:3
  The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
• Psalm 36:4
  He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
• Psalm 36:12
  There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
• Psalm 41:6
  And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
• Psalm 53:4
  Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.
• Psalm 55:3
  Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
• Psalm 55:10
  Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
• Psalm 56:7
  Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
• Psalm 59:2
  Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
• Psalm 59:5
  Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
• Psalm 64:2
  Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
• Psalm 66:18
  If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
• Psalm 90:10
  The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
• Psalm 92:7
  When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
• Psalm 92:9
  For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
• Psalm 94:4
  How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
• Psalm 94:16
  Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
• Psalm 94:23
  And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
• Psalm 101:8
  I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
• Psalm 119:133
  Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
• Psalm 125:5
  As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
• Psalm 141:4
  Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
• Psalm 141:9
  Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 6:12
  A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
• Proverbs 6:18
  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
• Proverbs 10:29
  The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
• Proverbs 12:21
  There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
• Proverbs 17:4
  A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
• Proverbs 19:28
  An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
• Proverbs 21:15
  It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
• Proverbs 22:8
  He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
• Proverbs 30:20
  Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:13
  Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
• Isaiah 10:1
  Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
• Isaiah 29:20
  For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
• Isaiah 31:2
  Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
• Isaiah 32:6
  For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
• Isaiah 41:29
  Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
• Isaiah 55:7
  Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
• Isaiah 58:9
  Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
• Isaiah 59:4
  None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
• Isaiah 59:6
  Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
• Isaiah 59:7
  Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
• Isaiah 66:3
  He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 4:14
  O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
• Jeremiah 4:15
  For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 11:2
  Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.

Hosea

• Hosea 6:8
  Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.
• Hosea 9:4
  They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord.They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
• Hosea 12:11
  Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.

Amos

• Amos 5:5
  But seek not Beth–el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer–sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth–el shall come to nought.Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.

Micah

• Micah 2:1
  Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:3
  Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.
• Habakkuk 3:7
  I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 10:2
  For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).