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deceitful

Meaning of “deceitful”

False or misleading, and therefore untrustworthy.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

21 occurrences21 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Psalms 5:6

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Hosea 7:16

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They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Hosea 7:16 · retained source text

They returne, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitfull bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

1611 marginal notePsal.73.9.

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Where “deceitful” appears

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Psalms8 occurrences
8 verses Proverbs6 occurrences
6 verses Jeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse Hosea1 occurrence
1 verse Micah2 occurrences
2 verses Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse Ephesians1 occurrence
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Psalm 5:6 Psalm 43:1 Psalm 109:2 Psalm 120:2-3 Proverbs 14:25 2 Corinthians 11:13 Psalms 120:2 Psalms 120:3 Psalms 109:2 Psalms 5:6 Psalms 52:4 Proverbs 27:6 Jeremiah 17:9 Micah 6:12 Ephesians 4:22

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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1. Tending to mislead, deceive or ensnare; as deceitful words; deceitful practices. Favor is deceitful Proverbs 31:30. 2. Full of deceit; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; as a deceitful man.

volume 1, leaf 543, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 113)