G3834

πανουργία

panourgia

Feminine noun · From πανοῦργος (G3835)

From G3835; adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry:—(cunning) craftiness, subtilty.

Outline

craftiness, cunning
a specious or false wisdom
in a good sense, prudence, skill, in undertaking and carrying on affairs

Usages

Luke 20:23

But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,

Why tempt ye me?

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1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

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2 Corinthians 4:2

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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2 Corinthians 11:3

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Precepts

Proverbs 8:9

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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;

Breakdown

tossed to and fro People who go around watching several different camps and doctrines, that ultimately end up getting confused by every wind of doctrine.

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