6 Bible Verses about Craftiness

So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;

and they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death;

But he perceived their knavery and answered.

But they sent some of the Pharisees to Jesus afterward, and some of the Herodians to entrap him in conversation.

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might ensnare him during conversation. So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are honest, and that you are teaching the way of God in sincerity; and are not afraid of any one, for you do not court men's favor. "Give us your advice, then. Is it allowable to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

"Master," they said, "Moses taught that if a man dies without issue, his brother is to marry the widow, and raise up a family for his brother. "Now there were of our number seven brothers; and the first married and died. As he had no children, he left his wife to his brother; "In the same way the second also died, and the third, unto the seventh. read more.
"Last of all the woman died. "In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? They all had her."

While they were at the table, eating, Jesus said solemnly. "It is one of you who will betray me??ne who is eating with me." They began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one after another, "Surely, not I?" "It is one of the Twelve," said Jesus, "one who is dipping into the same dish with me. read more.
For the Son of man is going his way, as the Scripture says, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born." And as they were eating he took bread, and after the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "Take it, this is my body." Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank of it,

At this the Scribes and the high priests were seeking to arrest him; only they were afraid of the people. For they perceived that he had referred to them in this parable. So they watched him, and sent spies who pretended to be honest men, in order to seize on his speech, and to deliver him up to authority and jurisdiction of the governor. So they put a question to him saying. "Rabbi, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not regard any man's person, but teach the way of God honestly. read more.
"Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?" But he perceived their knavery and answered. "Show me a shilling. Whose image and superscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they replied. "Then give to Caesar what belongs to him," he said, "to God give what is God's." So they could not lay hold of his sayings before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in the philosophy of the present age, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise. For the philosophy of this world is foolishness in God's sight. It is written, He snares the wise in their own craftiness,

So then, as I have this ministry because of God's mercy to me, I do not lose heart. I have renounced the hidden things of shame, not spending my life in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but setting forth the truth openly, I strive to commend myself to every man's conscience as in the sight of God.

and they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death;

Now two days later was the feast of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread. Both the chief priests and the Scribes were continually seeking how they might arrest him by a stratagem and kill him;