'Schemes' in the Bible
So it happened that the Jews who were living near them came and warned us repeatedly about all the schemes they were plotting against us.
Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
"Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.
The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man's inner thoughts cannot be discovered.
A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.
A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.
"Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
By his treachery he will succeed through deceit. He will have an arrogant attitude, and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart -- but not by human agency.
The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.
Your schemes will bring shame to your house. Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct.
so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.
Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.