What Does “Guile” Mean in the Bible?
Falseness: saying one thing and thinking another. “Without guile” means sincere.
A detail
- In the Bible: Jesus said of Nathanael that he was a true Israelite, without guile.
Where it appears in the Bible
John 1:47
What the Bible says
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him: and he saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “guile”