CINXE.COM

Topical Bible: Guile

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Guile</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/g/guile.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/26-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/g/guile.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Guile</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/g/guiding-blades.htm" title="Guiding-blades">&#9668;</a> Guile <a href="/topical/g/guileless.htm" title="Guileless">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> &#8226; <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> &#8226; <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Definition and Meaning:</b> <br>Guile refers to deceitful cunning, duplicity, or craftiness. In the biblical context, it is often associated with deception and the intent to mislead others. The term is used to describe actions or words that are insincere or fraudulent, often with the purpose of achieving a hidden agenda.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>The concept of guile is addressed in various passages throughout the Bible, highlighting its negative connotations and the moral imperative to avoid deceit.<br><br>1. <b>Old Testament:</b> <br> &#183; In the Psalms, guile is associated with wickedness and is contrasted with righteousness. <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Psalm 34:13</a> advises, "Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech."<br> &#183; Proverbs frequently warns against deceitful practices. <a href="/proverbs/12-20.htm">Proverbs 12:20</a> states, "Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy."<br><br>2. <b>New Testament:</b> <br> &#183; Jesus Christ, in His teachings, emphasized the importance of sincerity and truthfulness. In <a href="/john/1-47.htm">John 1:47</a> , Jesus commends Nathanael, saying, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit."<br> &#183; The Apostle Peter instructs believers to rid themselves of guile. In <a href="/1_peter/2.htm">1 Peter 2:1</a> , he writes, "Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander."<br> &#183; The Apostle Paul also speaks against deceit, urging believers to speak the truth. In <a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a> , he declares, "Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God."<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>Guile is seen as antithetical to the character of God, who is described as truthful and faithful. The absence of guile is a mark of integrity and purity, qualities that are highly esteemed in the biblical narrative. The call to live without guile is a call to reflect the nature of God, who desires truth in the inward being (<a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Psalm 51:6</a>).<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Implications:</b> <br>The Bible consistently encourages believers to live lives marked by honesty and transparency. Guile is viewed as a barrier to genuine relationships and community, as it undermines trust and fosters division. The exhortation to avoid guile is part of the broader biblical ethic that values truth, integrity, and love for one's neighbor.<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b> <br>Believers are encouraged to examine their hearts and actions for any trace of deceit. This involves a commitment to truthfulness in speech and conduct, as well as a reliance on the Holy Spirit to cultivate sincerity and integrity. The pursuit of a guileless life is part of the sanctification process, aligning one's character with the example set by Christ.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">GUILE</span><p>gil (mirmah; dolos): "Guile" is twice the translation of mirmah, "fraud," "deceit" (<a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Psalm 34:13</a>, "Keep. thy lips from speaking guile"; <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Psalm 55:11</a>, "deceit and guile," the Revised Version (British and American) "oppression (margin "fraud") and guile"); once of `ormah, "craftiness," "guile" (<a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Exodus 21:14</a>); once of remiyah, "deception," "fraud" (<a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2</a>, "in whose spirit there is no guile"); in the New Testament of dolos, "bait," hence, generally, "fraud," "guile," "deceit"; Septuagint for mirmah (<a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a>, English Versions of the Bible "deceit") and for remiyah (<a href="/job/13-7.htm">Job 13:7</a>, English Versions of the Bible "deceitfully"; <a href="/john/1-47.htm">John 1:47</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">2 Corinthians 12:16</a>, "Being crafty, I caught you with guile"; <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">1 Peter 2:1</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm">1 Peter 2:22</a>; <a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a>, quoted from <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Psalm 34:13</a> <a href="/revelation/14-5.htm">Revelation 14:5</a>, "In their mouth was found no guile," the Revised Version (British and American) after corrected text, "no lie").<br><br>Paul's words in <a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">2 Corinthians 12:16</a> have sometimes been quoted in justification of "guile" in religious work, etc.; but he is not describing his actual procedure; but that which the Corinthians might have attributed to him; the lips of the Christian must be kept free from all guile (<a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Psalm 34:13</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">1 Peter 2:1</a>, etc.; The Wisdom of Solomon 1:5 "A holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit" (dolos), the Revised Version (British and American) "A holy spirit"). "Guile" does not appear in Apocrypha; dolos is frequently rendered "deceit."<br><br>The Revised Version (British and American) has "guile" for "subtilty" (<a href="/genesis/27-35.htm">Genesis 27:35</a> <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Acts 13:10</a>); "cover itself with guile" for "is covered by deceit" (<a href="/proverbs/26-26.htm">Proverbs 26:26</a>); "with guile" for "deceitfully" (<a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">Genesis 34:13</a>); "spiritual milk which is without guile" for "sincere milk of the word," the English Revised Version, margin "reasonable," the American Revised Version, margin, Greek "belonging to the reason" (compare <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a>); "guileless" for "harmless" (<a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26</a>).<br><br>W. L. Walker<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1388.htm"><span class="l">1388. dolos -- a bait, fig. craft, deceit</span></a> <br><b>...</b> craft, deceit. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: dolos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (dol&#39;-os) Short Definition: deceit, <b>guile</b>, treachery Definition: deceit <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1388.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/539.htm"><span class="l">539. apate -- deceit</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 539 -- a false impression, made to deceive or cheat -- ie deceit motivated<br> by <b>guile</b> and treachery (trickery, fraud). See 538 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/539.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4860.htm"><span class="l">4860. mashshaon -- <b>guile</b>, dissimulation</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4859, 4860. mashshaon. 4861 . <b>guile</b>, dissimulation. Transliteration: mashshaon<br> Phonetic Spelling: (mash-shaw-ohn&#39;) Short Definition: <b>guile</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4860.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4820.htm"><span class="l">4820. mirmah -- deceit, treachery</span></a><br><b>...</b> treachery (2). craft, deceitful false, feigned, <b>guile</b>, treachery. From ramah<br> in the sense of deceiving; fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4820.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6195.htm"><span class="l">6195. ormah -- craftiness, prudence</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>guile</b>, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom. Feminine of orem; trickery; or (in a<br> good sense) discretion -- <b>guile</b>, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6195.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7423.htm"><span class="l">7423. rmiyah -- deceit, treachery</span></a><br><b>...</b> remissness, treachery From ramah; remissness, treachery -- deceit(- ful, -fully),<br> false, <b>guile</b>, idle, slack, slothful. see HEBREW ramah. 7422, 7423. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7423.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3868.htm"><span class="l">3868. luz -- to turn aside, depart</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. root Definition to turn aside, depart NASB Word Usage depart<br> (1), devious (3), <b>guile</b> (1), vanish (1). depart, froward, perverseness. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3868.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm"><span class="l">7723. shav -- emptiness, vanity</span></a><br><b>...</b> Or shav {shav}; from the same as show&#39; in the sense of desolating; evil (as<br> destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially <b>guile</b>); figuratively idolatry <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7723.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_guile_is_a_sin.htm"><span class="l">Whether <b>Guile</b> is a Sin Pertaining to Craftiness?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF VICES OPPOSED TO PRUDENCE BY WAY OF RESEMBLANCE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether<br> <b>guile</b> is a sin pertaining to craftiness? Objection 1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether guile is a sin.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_xiii_maximus_the_tyrant_concerning.htm"><span class="l">Maximus the Tyrant. Concerning the Occurrences Between the Empress <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> and St. Ambrose. The Emperor Gratian was killed by <b>Guile</b>. Valentinian<br> and his Mother fled to Theodosius in Thessalonica. As the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xiii maximus the tyrant concerning.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_37_of_the_things_mystically.htm"><span class="l">Of the Things Mystically Prefigured in Esau and Jacob.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Lest we should think this <b>guile</b> of Jacob&#39;s was fraudulent <b>guile</b>, instead of seeking<br> in it the mystery of a great thing, the Scripture has predicted in the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 37 of the things mystically.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_these_vices_arise_from.htm"><span class="l">Whether These vices Arise from Covetousness?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> vii, 6) that &quot;Venus is full of <b>guile</b> and her girdle is many colored&quot; and<br> that &quot;he who is incontinent in desire acts with cunning.&quot; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether these vices arise from.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_hypocrisy_is_contrary_to.htm"><span class="l">Whether Hypocrisy is Contrary to the virtue of Truth?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Objection 2: Further, all dissimulation seems to proceed from <b>guile</b>, wherefore<br> it is opposed to simplicity. Now <b>guile</b> is opposed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether hypocrisy is contrary to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/30_every_man_is_a.htm"><span class="l">&quot;Every Man is a Liar,&quot; Owing to Himself Alone; but &quot;Every Man is <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that are liars cannot remember her, but men of truth shall be found in her.&#39; [1491]<br> Again in the Apocalypse: And in their mouth was found no <b>guile</b>, for they <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/anti-pelagian writings/30 every man is a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_prohibitive_precepts_relating.htm"><span class="l">Whether the Prohibitive Precepts Relating to the vices Opposed to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that the Law should contain precepts forbidding the execution of craftiness, in<br> so far as this pertains to injustice, as when a man uses <b>guile</b> and fraud in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the prohibitive precepts relating.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_testaments_of_the_twelve_patriarchs/xi_the_testament_of_joseph_concerning.htm"><span class="l">The Testament of Joseph Concerning Sobriety.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> me; in bonds, and He released me; amid slanders, and He pleaded my cause; amid bitter<br> words of the Egyptians, and He rescued me; amid envy and <b>guile</b>, and He <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../xi the testament of joseph concerning.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/sermons_on_selected_lessons_of_the_new_testament/sermon_l_on_the_words.htm"><span class="l">On the Words of the Gospel, Luke ix. 57, Etc. , Where the Case of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For if he saw himself to be a dissembler now, if he had known himself at this time<br> to be full of duplicity and <b>guile</b>, then he did not know with Whom he was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon l on the words.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/chapter_8_vii_2_whether_there.htm"><span class="l">(2) Whether There is in this World a Man Without Sin.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> hundred and forty and four thousand&quot; saints, &quot;which were not defiled with women;<br> for they continued virgins: and in their mouth was found no <b>guile</b>; for they <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 8 vii 2 whether there.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/g/guile.htm"><span class="l"><b>Guile</b> (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>GUILE</b>. gil (mirmah; dolos): &quot;<b>Guile</b>&quot; is twice the<br> translation of mirmah, &quot;fraud,&quot; &quot;deceit&quot; (Psalm 34:13, &quot;Keep. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/guile.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/subtilty.htm"><span class="l">Subtilty (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (n.) Cunning; skill; craft. 4. (n.) Slyness in design; artifice; <b>guile</b>; a cunning<br> design or artifice; a trick; subtlety. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/subtilty.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nathanael.htm"><span class="l">Nathanael (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Given or gift of God, one of our Lord's disciples, &quot;of Cana in Galilee&quot; (John<br> 21:2). He was &quot;an Israelite indeed, in whom was no <b>guile</b>&quot; (1:47, 48). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nathanael.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/subtil.htm"><span class="l">Subtil (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Version &quot;subtle.&quot; Genesis 27:35, mirmah, &quot;deceit,&quot; &quot;fraud,&quot; &quot;Thy brother came with<br> subtlety,&quot; the Revised Version (British and American) &quot;with <b>guile</b>&quot;; Psalm 105 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/subtil.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/subtlety.htm"><span class="l">Subtlety (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Version &quot;subtle.&quot; Genesis 27:35, mirmah, &quot;deceit,&quot; &quot;fraud,&quot; &quot;Thy brother came with<br> subtlety,&quot; the Revised Version (British and American) &quot;with <b>guile</b>&quot;; Psalm 105 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/subtlety.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sincere.htm"><span class="l">Sincere (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Four different words are rendered &quot;sincere,&quot; &quot;sincerely&quot; &quot;sincerity,&quot; in the New<br> Testament: adolos, &quot;without <b>guile</b>,&quot; &quot;unadulterated,&quot; &quot;desire the sincere milk <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sincere.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/subtle.htm"><span class="l">Subtle (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Version &quot;subtle.&quot; Genesis 27:35, mirmah, &quot;deceit,&quot; &quot;fraud,&quot; &quot;Thy brother came with<br> subtlety,&quot; the Revised Version (British and American) &quot;with <b>guile</b>&quot;; Psalm 105 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/subtle.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sincerity.htm"><span class="l">Sincerity (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Four different words are rendered &quot;sincere,&quot; &quot;sincerely&quot; &quot;sincerity,&quot; in the New<br> Testament: adolos, &quot;without <b>guile</b>,&quot; &quot;unadulterated,&quot; &quot;desire the sincere milk <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sincerity.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deceit.htm"><span class="l">Deceit (160 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 17; Proverbs 26:26 1 Thessalonians 2:3, renders a variety of words, more accurately<br> than the King James Version, by &quot;oppression,&quot; &quot;falsehood,&quot; &quot;<b>guile</b>,&quot; &quot;error <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deceit.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/villany.htm"><span class="l">Villany (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 13:10 and said, O full of all <b>guile</b> and all villany, thou son of the devil,<br> thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/villany.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/guile-in-the-Bible.html">What is guile in the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bartholomew-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Bartholomew in the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/pure-in-heart.html">What does it mean to be pure in heart? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/guile.htm">Guile: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Guile (21 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-4.htm">Matthew 26:4</a></span><br />and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by <span class="boldtext">guile</span>, and kill 'him',<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1</a></span><br />And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by <span class="boldtext">guile</span>, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/1-47.htm">John 1:47</a></span><br />Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no <span class="boldtext">guile</span>!<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Acts 13:10</a></span><br />and said, O full of all <span class="boldtext">guile</span> and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?<br /><span class="source">(ASV YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">2 Corinthians 12:16</a></span><br />But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with <span class="boldtext">guile</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:3</a></span><br />For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in <span class="boldtext">guile</span>:<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">1 Peter 2:1</a></span><br />Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all <span class="boldtext">guile</span>, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a></span><br />as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without <span class="boldtext">guile</span>, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm">1 Peter 2:22</a></span><br />Who did no sin, neither was <span class="boldtext">guile</span> found in his mouth:<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no <span class="boldtext">guile</span>:<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/14-5.htm">Revelation 14:5</a></span><br />And in their mouth was found no <span class="boldtext">guile</span>: for they are without fault before the throne of God. <br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-35.htm">Genesis 27:35</a></span><br />And he said, Thy brother came with <span class="boldtext">guile</span>, and hath taken away thy blessing. <br /><span class="source">(ASV JPS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">Genesis 34:13</a></span><br />And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with <span class="boldtext">guile</span>, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, <br /><span class="source">(ASV JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Exodus 21:14</a></span><br />But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with <span class="boldtext">guile</span>; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalms 32:2</a></span><br />Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no <span class="boldtext">guile</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Psalms 34:13</a></span><br />Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking <span class="boldtext">guile</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Psalms 55:11</a></span><br />Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and <span class="boldtext">guile</span> depart not from her streets. <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/119-78.htm">Psalms 119:78</a></span><br />Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/26-26.htm">Proverbs 26:26</a></span><br />Though 'his' hatred cover itself with <span class="boldtext">guile</span>, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.<br /><span class="source">(ASV NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Isaiah 30:12</a></span><br />For this cause the Holy One of Israel says, Because you will not give ear to this word, and are looking for help in ways of deceit and evil, and are putting your hope in them:<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a></span><br />And men appointed his grave with the wicked, but he was with the rich in his death, because he had done no violence, neither was there <span class="boldtext">guile</span> in his mouth.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/g/guile.htm">Guile</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/guile.htm">Guile (21 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/simple.htm">Simple (40 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/needed.htm">Needed (59 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/obedience.htm">Obedience (61 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac (127 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/exalted.htm">Exalted (126 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/prudent.htm">Prudent (40 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pure.htm">Pure (160 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/simple-minded.htm">Simple-minded (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/removed.htm">Removed (294 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/moreover.htm">Moreover (356 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sinful.htm">Sinful (61 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/purity.htm">Purity (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/guilt.htm">Guilt (180 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ (573 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/g/guiding-blades.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Guiding-blades"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Guiding-blades" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/g/guileless.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Guileless"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Guileless" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10