'Devise' in the Bible

to make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,

to devise artistic designs to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God],And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?

For they do not speak peace,But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.

All who hate me whisper together about me;Against me they devise my hurt [imagining the worst for me], saying,

No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.

They devise evil things in their hearts;They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,But counselors of peace have joy.

Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

He who [slyly] winks his eyes does so to plot perverse things;And he who compresses his lips [as if in a secret signal] brings evil to pass.

For their minds plot violence,And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].

Then [my enemies] said, “Come and let us work out schemes against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest [as Jeremiah predicts], nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with our tongue [by making charges against him before the king], and let us ignore anything he says.”

Then the Spirit said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise evil and give wicked advice in this city,

‘Thus says the Lord God, “It will come about on that day that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,

In a time of tranquility, [without warning] he will enter the most productive and richest parts of the kingdom [of Egypt], and he will accomplish that which his fathers never did, nor his fathers’ fathers; he will distribute plunder, spoil and goods among them. He will devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time [decreed by God].

Although I trained and strengthened their arms [for victory over their enemies],Yet they devise evil against Me.

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickednessAnd plot evil on their beds!When morning comes, they practice evilBecause it is in the power of their hands.

Whatever [plot] you [Assyrians] devise against the Lord,He will make a complete end of it;Affliction [of God’s people by the hand of Assyria] will not occur twice.

and do not oppress or exploit the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise or even imagine evil in your hearts against one another.’

And let none of you devise or even imagine evil in your heart against another, and do not love lying or half-truths; for all these things I hate,’ declares the Lord.”