KJV dictionary & concordance

guile

Meaning of “guile”

Deceit, treachery, fraud, or deceitful cunning used to mislead or entrap.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

11 occurrences11 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 21:14

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KJV PCE

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · John 1:47 · retained source text

Iesus saw Nathaneel comming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit; usually in a bad sense.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 870