14 occurrences in 8 translations

'Devises' in the Bible

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and God has not taken away his life, but devises means that the banished one be not expelled from him.

He devises iniquity on his bed and is determined to follow a path that is not good. He does not resist evil.

You give your mouth free reign for evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

Like a sharpened razor,your tongue devises destruction,working treachery.

Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,One which devises mischief by decree?

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;He devises wicked schemesTo destroy the afflicted with slander,Even though the needy one speaks what is right.

But the noble man devises noble plans;And by noble plans he stands.

There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּדא 
Bada' 
Usage: 2

דּמה 
Damah 
Usage: 30

זמם 
Zamam 
Usage: 13

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

חשׁב 
Chashab 
Usage: 124

יעץ 
Ya`ats 
Usage: 80

מחשׁבת מחשׁבה 
Machashabah 
Usage: 56

σοφίζω 
Sophizo 
Usage: 2

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