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sleight

Meaning of “sleight”

Deceptive skill, trickery, artifice, or calculated manipulation designed to mislead another.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
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First occurrence: Ephesians 4:14

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Ephesians 4:14
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ephesians 4:14 · retained source text

That we hencefoorth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftinesse, whereby they lye in waite to deceiue:

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