Matthew 2:8
Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”
1 Samuel 23:22-23
Go now, be very persistent and investigate, and see where his
2 Samuel 15:7-12
And after
2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster upon Absalom.
1 Kings 19:2
Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and even more, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your
2 Kings 10:18-19
Jehu assembled all the people and said [in pretense] to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much [more].
Ezra 4:1-2
Now when [the Samaritans] the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles from the captivity were building a temple to the Lord God of Israel,
Job 5:12-13
“He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.
Psalm 12:2-3
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Psalm 33:10-11
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
Psalm 55:11-15
Destruction is within her;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets and market places.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
Proverbs 26:24-25
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.
Jeremiah 41:5-7
that eighty men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria with their beards shaved off and their clothes torn and their bodies cut, carrying in their hands grain offerings and incense to present at the [site of the] house of the Lord [in Jerusalem].
Lamentations 3:37
Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has authorized and commanded it?
Matthew 26:48-49
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
Luke 20:20-21
So they watched [for a chance to trap] Him. They sent spies who pretended to be upright and sincere, in order that they might catch Him in some statement [that they could distort and use against Him], so that they could turn Him over to the control and authority of [Pilate] the governor.
1 Corinthians 3:19-20
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”
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“He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has authorized and commanded it?
That
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Destruction is within her;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets and market places.
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.