Topic
Craft; Craftiness; Crafty
5 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Daniel 8:25ISBE
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
- 2 Maccabees 12:24ISBE
Moreover Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews’ parents, and the brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not…
- Luke 20:23ISBE
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
- 1 Corinthians 3:19ISBE
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
- 2 Corinthians 12:16ISBE
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
kraft, kraf'-ti-nes, kraf'-ti, (panourgia), (panourgos): The original meaning is that of "ability to do anything," universally applied in a bad sense to unscrupulous wickedness, that stops short of no measure, however reprehensible, in order to attain its purposes; then, in a modified form, to resourcefulness in wrong, cunning (Da 8:25; 2 Macc 12:24; the Revised Version, margin "jugglery"). In Lu 20:23, Jesus perceives "the craftiness" of His adversaries, i.e. the complicated network which they have laid to ensnare Him. The art with which a plot is concealed, and its direction to the ruin of others, are elements that enter into the meaning. Heinrici on 1Co 3:19 illustrates from Plato the distinction between craftiness and wisdom. There is a touch of humor in 2Co 12:16, when Paul speaks of his conduct toward the Corinthians as having been "crafty."
H. E. Jacobs
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.