'Secret' in the Bible

Then Pharaoh also summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt by their secret arts did the same thing.

But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts, and so Pharaoh's heart remained hard, and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron -- just as the Lord had predicted.

The magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.

When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.

Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image -- something abhorrent to the Lord, the work of the craftsman -- and sets it up in a secret place.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.

the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him, "If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you."

He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely.

But he went back once he reached the carved images at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, "I have a secret message for you, O king." Eglon said, "Be quiet!" All his attendants left.

They hid in the bedroom and then she said to him, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. The secret of his strength was not discovered.

She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you will not share your secret with me? Three times you have deceived me and have not told me what makes you so strong."

Finally he told her his secret. He said to her, "My hair has never been cut, for I have been dedicated to God from the time I was conceived. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men."

When Delilah saw that he had told her his secret, she sent for the rulers of the Philistines, saying, "Come up here again, for he has told me his secret." So the rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her, bringing the silver in their hands.

Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.'"

Do you listen in on God's secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

"O earth, do not cover my blood, nor let there be a secret place for my cry.

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

"Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!"

A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.

When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast, "Who sees us? Who knows what we're doing?"

I will give you hidden treasures, riches stashed away in secret places, so you may recognize that I am the Lord, the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.

I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' I am the Lord, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

Approach me! Listen to this! From the very first I have not spoken in secret; when it happens, I am there." So now, the sovereign Lord has sent me, accompanied by his spirit.

So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised, "As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath, I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you."

Look, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.

The wise men replied to the king, "There is no man on earth who is able to disclose the king's secret, for no king, regardless of his position and power, has ever requested such a thing from any magician, astrologer, or wise man.

so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

"Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

He said to them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world."

But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then Jesus himself also went up, not openly but in secret.

Jesus replied, "I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret.

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.

When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into this secret of Christ.

Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

and to enlighten everyone about God's secret plan -- a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.

For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention.

I have experienced times of need and times of abundance. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment, whether I go satisfied or hungry, have plenty or nothing.