6 Bible Verses about Craftiness

As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.

and they plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,

Then they sent to him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and you care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

saying, "Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and having no children, he left his wife to his brother. So the second also, and the third, down to the seventh. read more.
After them all, the woman died. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her."

And as they were at table eating, Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me." They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, "Is it I?" He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who dips bread into the dish with me. read more.
For the Son of Man goes just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take; this is my body." Then he took the cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the peoplefor they knew that he had spoken this parable against them. So they watched him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might catch him on what he said, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and you do not show partiality, but teach the way of God in truth. read more.
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's." He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him by what he said. But marveling at his answer they were silent.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become a fool so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own craftiness";

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

and they plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.