iq.qesh describes persons, hearts, paths, speech, and words marked by crooked or distorted conduct.

The adjective consistently marks what is bent away from uprightness: a generation in Deuteronomy 32:5, hearts in Proverbs 11:20 and Psalm 101:4, paths or ways in Proverbs 2:15 and Proverbs 28:6, and speech or words in Proverbs 19:1 and Proverbs 8:8.

1. Crookedness in character, conduct, or expression · dominant

   The adjective describes a corrupt generation in Deuteronomy 32:5 and a heart set against what is blameless in Proverbs 11:20. It also qualifies paths or ways in Proverbs 2:15 and Proverbs 28:6, lips in Proverbs 19:1, and words that are explicitly denied such a quality in Proverbs 8:8; in these verses the APB renders the surrounding clauses with terms such as “crooked” and “twisted.”

   Deuteronomy 32:5Proverbs 11:20Proverbs 2:15Proverbs 19:1Proverbs 28:6Proverbs 8:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the relevant clauses with “crooked” or “twisted,” including hearts, paths, a generation, lips, and words. Psalm 18:27 does not make this term's specific English contribution clear.