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# corrupt, corruption #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "corrupt" and "corruption" refer to a state of affairs in which people have become ruined, immoral, or dishonest.
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* The term "corrupt" literally means to be "bent" or "broken" morally.
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* A person who is corrupt has turned away from truth and is doing things that are dishonest or immoral.
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* To corrupt someone means to influence that person to do dishonest and immoral things.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* The term "to corrupt" could be translated as "to influence to do evil" or "to cause to be immoral."
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* A corrupt person could be described as a person "who has become immoral" or "who practices evil."
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* This term could also be translated as "bad" or "immoral" or "evil."
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* The term corruption could be translated as "the practice of evil" or "evil" or "immorality."
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(See also: [evil](../kt/evil.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Ezekiel 20:42-44](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/20/42)
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* [Galatians 06:6-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/06/06)
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* [Genesis 06:11-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/06/11)
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* [Matthew 12:33-35](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/12/33)
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* [Psalm 014:1](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/014/001)
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