churl, churlish
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. —Isaiah 32:5 KJV
The Revised King James Version marginal notes for this verse says, “crafty”), meaning a deceiver.
No longer will the wicked fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous. —Isaiah 32:5 LSB
In 1 Samuel 25:3 (KJV), the word “churlish” denotes a man that is coarse and ill-natured, rude and harsh, as the word literally means “hard.”
(now the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was good in insight and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was a Calebite) —1 Samuel 25:3
The same Greek word as used by the Septuagint version of this verse is found in Matthew 25:24 KJV, and there is translated “hard,” as it is in the NKJV, NASB, LSB, ESV, and other modern translations.
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