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deceitful

Meaning of “deceitful”

False or misleading, and therefore untrustworthy.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
21 occurrences21 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Psalms 5:6

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Micah 6:11
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
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1611 witness · Micah 6:11 · retained source text

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitfull weights?

1611 marginal noteOr, shall I be pure with, &c.

Micah 6:12
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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1611 witness · Micah 6:12 · retained source text

For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.

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Historical definitions

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)

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