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In Isaiah 32:5 (RSV marg., "crafty"), means a deceiver. In 1 Samuel 25:3 , the word churlish denotes a man that is coarse and ill-natured, or, as the word literally means, "hard." The same Greek word as used by the LXX. here is found in Matthew 25:24 , and there is rendered "hard."

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Churl'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/churl.html. 1897.

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