Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

Harmless

For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

Abstain from every form of evil.

General references

and he said, "If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."

Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.

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

Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.