A primitive root; properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert -- overthrow, pervert.
Englishman's Concordance
1) to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to pervert (of bribery) 1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1510
Brown-Driver-Briggs
סָלַףverbtwist, pervert, overturn (ᵑ7סְלַףtwist (rare); Arabic is pass, pass away, come to naught Lane1407f.); —
2subvert, turn upside down, ruin (only Wisdom Literature): with accusative of person Job 12:19; Proverbs 13:6 (opposed to תִּצֹּר), Proverbs 21:12; ׳אִוֶּלֶת אָדָם תּדַּרְכּוֺProverbs 19:3a man's folly subverteth his way; וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵדProverbs 22:12and he (׳י) subverteth the affairs of a treacherous man.
Exodus 23:8 HEB:יְעַוֵּ֣ר פִּקְחִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽים׃ NAS: the clear-sighted and subverts the cause KJV: the wise, and perverteth the words INT: blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just
Deuteronomy 16:19 HEB:עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם׃ NAS: of the wise and perverts the words KJV: of the wise, and pervert the words INT: the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous
Job 12:19 HEB:שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים יְסַלֵּֽף׃ NAS: barefoot And overthrows the secure ones. KJV: away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. INT: barefoot the secure and overthrows
Proverbs 13:6 HEB:דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃ NAS: But wickedness subverts the sinner. KJV: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. INT: way wickedness subverts the sinner
Proverbs 19:3 HEB:אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם תְּסַלֵּ֣ף דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְעַל־ NAS: of man ruins his way, KJV: of man perverteth his way: INT: the foolishness of man ruins his way against
Proverbs 21:12 HEB:לְבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע מְסַלֵּ֖ף רְשָׁעִ֣ים לָרָֽע׃ NAS: of the wicked, Turning the wicked KJV: of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked INT: the house of the wicked Turning the wicked to ruin
Proverbs 22:12 HEB:נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ NAS: knowledge, But He overthrows the words KJV: knowledge, and he overthroweth the words INT: preserve knowledge overthrows the words of the treacherous
is pass, pass away, come to naught Lane1407f.); —