in Isa 32:5 (R.V. marg., "crafty"), means a deceiver. In 1Sa 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 Mt 25:24, and there is rendered "hard."
The man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in [his] dealings.
A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important.
"Then the man who had received one talent also approached and said, 'Master, I know you. You're a difficult man, reaping where you haven't sown and gathering where you haven't scattered seed.
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