For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
Original word: πανοῦργος
Transliteration: panourgos
Definition (short): crafty
Definition (full): ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
Definition: ready to do anything, crafty, skillful
NASB Translation: crafty (1).
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From
pas and
ergon; all-working, i.e. Adroit (shrewd) -- crafty.
see GREEK pas
see GREEK ergon
KJV:
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
NASB:
But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit.