7 occurrences

'Devised' in the Bible

He offered [sacrifices] on the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month which his heart had devised. He inaugurated a religious feast for the {Israelites}, and he went up to the altar to offer incense.

Verse ConceptsNew Year, TheMonth 8Building AltarsIncense Offered Amiss

And Esther again spoke before the king, and she fell before his feet and wept, pleading for his grace to avert Haman the Agagite's evil [plan] and the plot that he devised against the Jews.

Verse ConceptsSalutationsJews Under Threat

But when it came {to the attention of} the king, he {gave orders in writing} [that] his evil plot that he had devised against the Jews should return on his head, and they hung him and his sons on the gallows.

Verse ConceptsEvil DevicesPeople Hung To Death

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, and if you have devised evil, [put your] hand to [your] mouth.

Verse ConceptsPlansHow Silence Is WiseSeeking Honour

Look! This alone I found: God made mankind upright, but they have devised many schemes."

Verse ConceptsFall Of ManInventionsMan, Creation OfPerfection Of CreationMorality

O my people, remember what Balak the king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and [what happened from] Shittim to Gilgal, so that you might know the righteous acts of Yahweh."

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGod, Righteousness OfHistoryPast, TheAnswering PeopleGod Doing RightDoing RightMan's Counsel

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