# G3834 πανουργία

πανουργία (panourgía), Strong’s G3834: adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry KJV: (cunning) craftiness, subtilty. Occurs 12 times.

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*panourgía* — adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry

KJV: (cunning) craftiness, subtilty

Derived from [πανοῦργος panoûrgos](https://besorah.bible/word/G3835) (all-working, i.e. adroit)

Occurs 12 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Luke 20:23](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/20?v=23) — But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
- [1 Corinthians 3:19](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-corinthians/3?v=19) — For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”
- [2 Corinthians 4:2](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-corinthians/4?v=2) — But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully…
- [2 Corinthians 11:3](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-corinthians/11?v=3) — But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Havah in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from…
- [Ephesians 4:14](https://besorah.bible/besorah/ephesians/4?v=14) — that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery…
- [Sirach 19:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/19?v=22) — 
- [Sirach 21:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/21?v=12) — He who is not clever will not be instructed. There is a cleverness which makes bitterness abound.
- [Sirach 31:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/31?v=10) —