belial

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belial - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Belial \Be"li*al\, n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al
     profit.]
     An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the
     personification of evil.
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           What concord hath Christ with Belia ?    --2 Cor. vi.
                                                    15.
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     A son (or man) of Belial, a worthless, wicked, or
        thoroughly depraved person. --1 Sam. ii. 12.
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belial - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Belial
  worthlessness, frequently used in the Old Testament as a proper
  name. It is first used in Deut. 13:13. In the New Testament it
  is found only in 2 Cor. 6:15, where it is used as a name of
  Satan, the personification of all that is evil. It is translated
  "wicked" in Deut. 15:9; Ps. 41:8 (R.V. marg.); 101:3; Prov.
  6:12, etc. The expression "son" or "man of Belial" means simply
  a worthless, lawless person (Judg. 19:22; 20:13; 1 Sam. 1:16;
  2:12).