KJV dictionary & concordance
Cunning, subtle, scheming, or skilled in deceit and guile.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 5:12
Complete exact-word concordance
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Hee disappointeth the deuices of the craftie, so that their hands cannot performe their enterprise.
1611 marginal noteOr, cannot performe anything.
1611 marginal noteNeh. 4.15. psal. 33.10. isa. 8.10.
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
For thy mouth vttereth thine iniquitie, and thou choosest the tongue of the craftie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. teacheth.
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
They haue taken craftie counsell against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
But be it so: I did not burthen you: neuerthelesse beeing craftie, I caught you with guile.
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Historical English dictionary sources
1. Cunning; artful; skillful in devising and pursuing a scheme, by deceiving others, or by taking advantage of their ignorance; wily; sly; fraudulent. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty Job 5:12. 2. Artful; cunning; in a good sense, or in a laudable pursuit. Being crafty I caught you with guile. 2 Corinthians 12:16.
