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In biblical contexts, shrewdness can be seen as a positive trait when it involves wisdom and discernment, but it can also have negative connotations when associated with cunning or deceit. The word "shrewd" is derived from the Old English "scrēawa," meaning "cunning" or "wicked."<br><br><b>Biblical Usage:</b> <br>In the Bible, shrewdness is often associated with wisdom and prudence, particularly in the context of making decisions that align with God's will. However, it can also describe a form of cunning that is self-serving or deceitful.<br><br><b>Positive Connotations:</b> <br>1. <b><a href="/proverbs/12-16.htm">Proverbs 12:16</a> :</b> "A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult." Here, the prudent man is shrewd in his ability to control his emotions and respond wisely to provocation.<br> <br>2. <b><a href="/proverbs/14-8.htm">Proverbs 14:8</a> :</b> "The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them." This verse highlights the shrewdness of the prudent in discerning the right path, contrasting it with the folly of those who lack such discernment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a> :</b> "Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves." Jesus instructs His disciples to be shrewd, implying the need for wisdom and discernment in navigating a hostile world while maintaining innocence.<br><br><b>Negative Connotations:</b> <br>1. <b><a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a> :</b> "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made." The serpent's shrewdness is depicted negatively as it uses cunning to deceive Eve, leading to the fall of man.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Luke 16:8</a> :</b> "The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light." In this parable, the shrewdness of the dishonest manager is acknowledged, yet it serves as a cautionary tale about the misuse of shrewdness for selfish gain.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b> <br>Shrewdness, when aligned with godly wisdom, is a valuable trait for believers. It involves the ability to make sound judgments, foresee potential outcomes, and act in ways that honor God. The Bible encourages believers to cultivate shrewdness in a manner that reflects integrity and righteousness. However, when shrewdness is used for manipulation or deceit, it becomes a tool of unrighteousness, leading individuals away from God's truth.<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b> <br>Believers are called to exercise shrewdness in their daily lives by seeking God's wisdom and guidance in decision-making. This involves being discerning in relationships, finances, and spiritual matters, ensuring that actions are consistent with biblical principles. Shrewdness should be coupled with humility and a heart that seeks to serve others, reflecting the character of Christ.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>While shrewdness can be a double-edged sword, its positive application is a testament to the wisdom and discernment that come from a life rooted in God's Word. Believers are encouraged to be shrewd in a way that glorifies God and advances His kingdom.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>a.</I>) Astute; sharp; wily; cunning; as, a shrewd politician.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.<p>3. (<I>superl.</I>) Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5429.htm"><span class="l">5429. phronimos -- practically wise, sensible</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This always roots to our ("inner outlook") which our definition of being<br> "<b>shrewd</b>," ie reflects personal -set (sight). See 5426 (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5429.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/5428.htm"><span class="l">5428. phronesis -- understanding, practical wisdom</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Lord because God's inworkings of faith ("divine ," 4102 ), ie Christ-enlightened<br> perspective which has the sight to make intelligent (<b>shrewd</b>) life-applications <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5428.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/3835.htm"><span class="l">3835. panourgos -- ready to do anything, crafty, skillful</span></a> <br><b>...</b> crafty. From pas and ergon; all-working, ie Adroit (<b>shrewd</b>) -- crafty. see GREEK<br> pas. see GREEK ergon. (panourgos) -- 1 Occurrence. 3834, 3835. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3835.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2686.htm"><span class="l">2686. katasophizomai -- to deal craftily with</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from kata and sophizo Definition to deal craftily with NASB Word<br> Usage took <b>shrewd</b> advantage (1). be crafty against, circumvent. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2686.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/6191.htm"><span class="l">6191. arom -- to be <b>shrewd</b> or crafty</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6190, 6191. arom. 6192 . to be <b>shrewd</b> or crafty. Transliteration: arom Phonetic<br> Spelling: (aw-ram') Short Definition: <b>shrewd</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6191.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6175.htm"><span class="l">6175. arum -- crafty, <b>shrewd</b>, sensible</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6174, 6175. arum. 6176 . crafty, <b>shrewd</b>, sensible. Transliteration: arum<br> Phonetic Spelling: (aw-room') Short Definition: man. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6175.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3047.htm"><span class="l">3047. Yada -- "the <b>shrewd</b> one," a man of Judah</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3046, 3047. Yada. 3048 . "the <b>shrewd</b> one," a man of Judah. Transliteration:<br> Yada Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-daw') Short Definition: Jada. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3047.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm"><span class="l">2450. chakam -- wise</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from chakam Definition wise NASB Word Usage expert (1), men who are<br> skillful (1), sage (1), <b>shrewd</b> (2), skilled (2), skilled men (3), skilled men <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2450.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/john/the_adornment_of_the_spritual_marriage/introduction.htm"><span class="l">Introduction</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Here no doubt he developed that <b>shrewd</b> insight into human character to which his<br> books bear witness; and here gained his experience of those "false mystics <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../john/the adornment of the spritual marriage/introduction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kane/greater_things_the_story_of_saint_stanislaus_kostka_/chapter_ii_the_pursuit.htm"><span class="l">The Pursuit</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But the landlord was <b>shrewd</b>, and though the whole matter was beyond him, he fancied<br> somehow that these eager folk were no great friends of the boy who had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter ii the pursuit.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_2_how_joseph_the.htm"><span class="l">How Joseph, the Youngest of Jacob's Sons, was Envied by his <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> such virtuous sons, for they were deficient in nothing, but were of great souls,<br> both for laboring with their hands and enduring of toil; and <b>shrewd</b> also in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how joseph the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/sowing_and_reaping/chapter_iv_a_man_expects.htm"><span class="l">A Man Expects to Reap the Same Kind as He Sows.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Wherever you find a sharp, <b>shrewd</b> man, you will always find that he draws just such<br> men around him, and that he who cheats will himself be cheated. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/moody/sowing and reaping/chapter iv a man expects.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/sermons_on_proverbs/godly_fear_and_its_goodly.htm"><span class="l">Godly Fear and Its Goodly Consequence</span></a> <br><b>...</b> all their children which consisted of the Proverbs of Solomon, and that it was the<br> means of making the Scotch, as a generation, more canny, <b>shrewd</b>, and wiser <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/godly fear and its goodly.htm</font><p><a href="/library/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_14_in_the_creation.htm"><span class="l">In the Creation of the World, and all Things in It, the True God <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> sooner? Answer to it. <b>Shrewd</b> saying of an old man. 2. For the same reason,<br> the world was created, not in an instant, but in six days. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 14 in the creation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xli.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xli</span></a> <br><b>...</b> unusual clearness. 33-36. And now let Pharaoh pick a man who is <b>shrewd</b><br> and wise and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xli.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/sermons_for_the_times/sermon_xvii_death_in_life.htm"><span class="l">Death in Life</span></a> <br><b>...</b> yet you will find that when he gets on that one point, he is not master of himself;<br> for his flesh is master of him: he may be a strong-minded, <b>shrewd</b> man upon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/sermons for the times/sermon xvii death in life.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_passion_of_the_scillitan_martyrs/commentaries_of_origen_introduction.htm"><span class="l">Commentaries of Origen. Introduction.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Many of his comments the reader will find to be very just and <b>shrewd</b>; but<br> the tenets of his school led him into many extravagances. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the passion of the scillitan martyrs/commentaries of origen introduction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chapin/the_crown_of_thorns/life_a_tale.htm"><span class="l">Life a Tale</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Religion, too, he says, is well enough; it does for the weak and the ignorant; though<br> <b>shrewd</b> men, like our skeptic know that it is all a sham, and, of course <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/chapin/the crown of thorns/life a tale.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/shrewd.htm"><span class="l"><b>Shrewd</b> (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Astute; sharp; wily; cunning; as, a <b>shrewd</b><br> politician. 2. (a.) Inclining to shrew; disposing to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shrewd.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/astute.htm"><span class="l">Astute (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Critically discerning; <b>shrewd</b>; sagacious; subtle;<br> crafty. <b>...</b> With the crooked you will show yourself <b>shrewd</b>. (See NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/astute.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/intelligence.htm"><span class="l">Intelligence (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Corinthians 4:10 We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians,<br> are men of <b>shrewd</b> intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/intelligence.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crooked.htm"><span class="l">Crooked (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (YLT). 2 Samuel 22:27 With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked<br> you will show yourself <b>shrewd</b>. <b>...</b> With the crooked you will show yourself <b>shrewd</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crooked.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/acute.htm"><span class="l">Acute (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (a.) Having <b>shrewd</b> discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating;<br> clever; <b>shrewd</b>; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/acute.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sagacious.htm"><span class="l">Sagacious (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Showing keen mental discernment; <b>shrewd</b>;<br> skilled in following a trail. 2. (a.) Hence, of quick <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sagacious.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/outcasts.htm"><span class="l">Outcasts (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Corinthians 4:10 We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians,<br> are men of <b>shrewd</b> intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/outcasts.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jehonadab.htm"><span class="l">Jehonadab (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He was friendly with Amnon his cousin, and is said to be "a very <b>shrewd</b> (the Revised<br> Version (British and American) "subtle") man." He planned to get Tamar to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jehonadab.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/labeled.htm"><span class="l">Labeled (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Labeled (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 4:10 We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as<br> "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of <b>shrewd</b> intelligence. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/labeled.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/weaklings.htm"><span class="l">Weaklings (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Weaklings (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 4:10 We, for Christ's sake, are labeled<br> as "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of <b>shrewd</b> intelligence. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/weaklings.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/parable-unjust-steward.html">What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/worldly-wealth-Luke-16-9.html">What did Jesus mean when He spoke of making friends by worldly wealth (Luke 16:9)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/wise-serpents-harmless-doves.html">What does it mean to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/shrewd.htm">Shrewd: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <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">Shrewd (14 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a></span><br />"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Luke 16:8</a></span><br />"And the master praised the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for, in relation to their own contemporaries, the men of this age are shrewder than the sons of Light.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Acts 7:19</a></span><br />The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they wouldn't stay alive.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm">1 Corinthians 4:10</a></span><br />We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of <span class="boldtext">shrewd</span> intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. You are in high repute: we are outcasts.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/13-18.htm">Revelation 13:18</a></span><br />Here is scope for ingenuity. Let people of <span class="boldtext">shrewd</span> intelligence calculate the number of the Wild Beast; for it indicates a certain man, and his number is 666.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-3.htm">2 Samuel 13:3</a></span><br />And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very <span class="boldtext">shrewd</span> man.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm">2 Samuel 22:27</a></span><br />With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself <span class="boldtext">shrewd</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-14.htm">1 Chronicles 26:14</a></span><br />The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/5-12.htm">Job 5:12</a></span><br />He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Psalms 18:26</a></span><br />With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself <span class="boldtext">shrewd</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalms 83:3</a></span><br />They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/19-25.htm">Proverbs 19:25</a></span><br />When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a></span><br />Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22</a></span><br />For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/shrewd.htm">Shrewd</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shrewd.htm">Shrewd (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/relation.htm">Relation (86 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/praised.htm">Praised (101 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/contemporaries.htm">Contemporaries (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shrewdly.htm">Shrewdly (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shrewdness.htm">Shrewdness (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sons.htm">Sons (2429 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/shreds.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Shreds"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Shreds" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/shrewd_man.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Shrewd Man"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Shrewd Man" /></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 />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <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>