KJV dictionary & concordance

smart

Meaning of “smart”

To suffer pain, grief, or an unpleasant consequence.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Proverbs 11:15

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Proverbs 11:15 · retained source text

Hee that is suretie for a stranger, shall smart for it: and hee that hateth suretiship, is sure.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shalbe sore broken.

1611 marginal noteHeb. those that strike hands.

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Historical English dictionary sources

To feel a pungent pain; to suffer pain of body or mind; to suffer an evil consequence.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 613