But the serpent was subtler than all the beasts of the field which the LORD God had made; and said unto the woman, "Ah sir, that God hath said, ye shall not eat of all manner trees in the garden."

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, where against all your adversaries shall not be able to speak nor resist.

for your obedience extendeth to all men. I am glad no doubt of you. But yet I would have you wise unto that which is good. And to be innocent as concerning evil.

Brethren, be not children in wit. Howbeit, as concerning maliciousness be children: but in wit be perfect.

But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.

Take heed therefore that ye walk circumspectly - not as fools, but as wise -

For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Walk wisely to them that are without, and redeem the time.

Harmless

For they that are such serve not the Lord Jesus Christ: but their own bellies. And with sweet preachings and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocents:

Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness - and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God - we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.

For this we eschew, that any man should rebuke us in this plenteous distribution that is ministered by us,

But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.

that ye may be faultless, and pure, and the sons of God; without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and a perverse nation, among which see that ye shine as lights in the world,

Ye are witnesses, and so is God, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

Abstain from all suspicious things.

General references

and said, "If Esau come to the one part and smite it, the other may save itself."

and put every man's money in his bag mouth, and put my silver cup in the sack's mouth of the youngest and his corn money also." And he did as Joseph had said.

he sent out spies and understood that Saul was come of surety.

As the lily among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Why lettest thou me see weariness and labour? Tyranny and violence are before me, power overgoeth right: