He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
The 1611 reading
He is wise in heart, and mightie in strength: who hath hardened himselfe against him, and hath prospered?
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of harden, meaning to make or become hard, firm, stubborn, insensible, or resistant.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 7:13
Complete exact-word concordance
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
He is wise in heart, and mightie in strength: who hath hardened himselfe against him, and hath prospered?
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
She is hardened against her yong ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vaine without feare.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Made hard, or more hard or compact; made unfeeling; made obstinate; confirmed in error or vice.