15 occurrences

'Devise' in the Bible

to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

Verse Conceptsresilienceartistswoodworkingcraftsmanship

even to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

Verse Conceptsartistscraftsmanship

(son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father a man of Tyre), knowing to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stones, and in wood, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, and to grave any graving, and to devise any device that is given to him, with thy wise men, and the wise men of my lord David thy father.

Verse ConceptsCrimsonengraving

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

Verse ConceptsClaimsDeception In Fallen Human NatureQuietnessPeace, In The WickedDeceitful TonguesNo Peace

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

Verse ConceptsWhispering Of EvilPeople Being HatedUnder One's BreathHurthaters

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Verse ConceptsTongueFalsehoodSpeaking, EvilSharpnessRazors

Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

Verse ConceptsEvil PlansWalls

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

Verse ConceptsSecurityNeighborsTrusting God's PlanAbuse

Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.

Verse ConceptsLipsEvil DevicesPlottingWinkingMoving Onmovement

And they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good AdviceadvisersPlansStudying The LawThe Work Of The WiseMan's CounselThe TongueWisdom And GuidanceBeing LostGod's Plan For Usrumors

'And he stirreth up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great force, and the king of the south stirreth himself up to battle with a very great and mighty force, and standeth not, for they devise devices against him,

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsEvil PlansBravery

What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.

Verse ConceptsEnd Of ActionsGod Executes VengeanceAfflictionsSicknessTragedy

And each the evil of his neighbour ye do not devise in your heart, And a false oath ye do not love, For all these are things that I have hated, An affirmation of Jehovah.'

Verse ConceptsFalse Witnesses, Defined AsPromises, HumanEvil PlansSin, And God's CharacterGod Hating Things

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