'Devising' in the Bible

Then, when many evils and troubles will have come upon them, this song will serve as a witness against them, since their descendants won't fail to sing it. I know the plan that they are devising even before I bring them into the land that I promised them by an oath."

David knew that Saul was devising evil plans against him, and so he told Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod."

a son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, knowledgeable for working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and with purple, blue, and crimson fabric, and with fine linen, for engraving any engraving and devising any plan that is given to him, with your skilled men and the skilled men of my lord David your father.

And I send unto him, saying, 'It hath not been according to these words that thou art saying, for from thine own heart thou art devising them;'

Why are the nations in an uproarAnd the peoples devising a vain thing?

They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

Frowardness is in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

A heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil --

Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.

Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth are to those devising good,

Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.

The devising of folly is sin,And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

And now, speak, I pray thee, unto men of Judah, And against inhabitants of Jerusalem, Saying: Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am framing against you evil, And devising against you a device, Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way And amen your ways and your doings.

Who are devising to cause My people To forget My name by their dreams, That they recount each to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot my name for Baal.

And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, these are the men who are devising iniquity, and who are giving evil counsel in this city;

Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.

Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am devising against this family evil, From which ye do not remove your necks, Nor walk loftily, for a time of evil it is.

And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.