6 Bible Verses about Craftiness

that we should be no longer infants, floating on the waves, and carried about with every wind of novel doctrine, by the juggling of men, by their craftiness after the delusive wiles of error;

And they consulted together, how they might seize Jesus by guile, and put him to death.

Then he, aware of their crafty design, said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

And they sent unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in discourse.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel together how they might lay a snare to entrap him in his discourse. And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God with veracity; and carest for no man, for thou regardest not the person of men: tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?

saying, Master, Moses said, "If a man die having no children, his brother in right of affinity shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother." Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first marrying, died, and had no offspring, and left his wife to his brother; likewise the second also; then the third; so on to the seven. read more.
Last of all the woman died also. In the resurrection therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

And as they sat at table, and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I tell you, That one of you, who is eating with me, shall betray me. And they began to be very sorry, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? But he answering said to them, It is one of the twelve, who is dipping his hand with me into the dish. read more.
The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him; but wo to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been desirable for that man if he had never been born. And as they were eating, Jesus taking a loaf, when he had blessed, brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And taking the cup, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them; and they all drank out of it.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him at that time; and were afraid of the people: for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them. And watching him, they sent men they had suborned, who pretended that they were righteous persons, in order to lay hold of some word of his, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and respectest no man's person, but teachest the way of God in truth: read more.
Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar, or not? Then he, aware of their crafty design, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Shew me a denarius. Whose image and inscription hath it? And they answering said, Caesar's. Then said he to them, Pay therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were unable to lay hold of a single expression of his before the people: and marvelling at his answer, they were silenced.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinketh himself a wise man in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly in the sight of God. For it is written, "He entangleth the wise in their own craftiness."

THEREFORE having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not; but have renounced all shameful secret practices, not conducting ourselves with artifice, nor deceitfully disguising the word of God, but by clear manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience as in the presence of God.

And they consulted together, how they might seize Jesus by guile, and put him to death.

NOW the passover and the feast of unleavened bread were but two days distant; and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might seize him by craft, and kill him.