'Shrewd' in the Bible
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
with the pureYou prove Yourself pure,but with the crookedYou prove Yourself shrewd.
“He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,So that their hands cannot attain success.
with the pureYou prove Yourself pure,but with the crookedYou prove Yourself shrewd.
They make shrewd plans against Your people,And conspire together against Your treasured ones.
Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;develop common sense, you who are foolish.
A shrewd person conceals knowledge,but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.
Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.
Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd,But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are wise in their own eyesAnd clever and shrewd in their own sight!
“For My people are foolish,They know Me not;They are stupid childrenAnd have no understanding.They are shrewd to do evil,But to do good they do not know.”
and also against Hamath, which borders it,as well as Tyre and Sidon,though they are very shrewd.