6 Bible Verses about Craftiness

that we may no longer be babes, billow-tossed, and carried about with every wind of teaching, in the sleight of men, in the craftiness suited to the artifice of error;

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.

But, perceiving their craftiness, He said to them,

And they send to Him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may entrap Him in speech.

Then the Pharisees, going, took counsel how they might ensnare Him in speech. And they send to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one; for Thou dost not look into the face of men: tell us, therefore, what thinkest Thou: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?"

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If any one die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.' Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first, marrying, died; and, not having seed, he left his wife to his brother. Likewise also the second, and the third, unto the seventh. read more.
And after them all, the woman died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her."

And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, "Verily I say to you, one of you will betray Me??ne who is eating with Me." They began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him, one by one, "Is it I?" And He said to them, "It is one of the twelve??e that is dipping with Me in the dish. read more.
Because the Son of Man is going as it has been written concerning Him; but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had not been born." And, as they were eating, having taken bread and blessed it, He broke, and gave to them, and said, "Take ye; this is My body." And taking a cup, and blessing it, He gave it to them; and they all drank of it.

And the scribes and the high priests sought to lay hands on Him in that very hour; and they feared the people; for they knew that He spake the parable against them. And, watching Him, they sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of His speech, so as to deliver Him up to the rule and the authority of the governor. And they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou sayest and teachest rightly, and regardest no person, but teachest the way of God in truth. read more.
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?" But, perceiving their craftiness, He said to them, "Show Me a denary. Whose image and inscription has it?" And, answering; they said, "Caesar's." And 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 to lay hold of any saying of His before the people; and, marvelling at His answer, they were silent.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it has been written, "He Who taketh the wise in their craftiness."

Therefore, having this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not; but we renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, not handling the word of God deceitfully; but, by the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.

Now after two days was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the high priests and the scribes were seeking how, taking Him by guile, they might kill Him;