6 Bible Verses about Craftiness

that we might no longer be children, tossed and carried about by every wind of teaching, through the artifice of men, through craftiness used by them for the deliberate planning of deceit;

And they consulted together that they might take Jesus by craft and kill him.

But he perceived their cunning, and said to them: Why do you tempt me?

And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in his words.

Then the Pharisees went and held a consultation, that they might entrap him in his words. And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and care not for any one: for you do not look upon the person of men. Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

saying: Teacher, Moses commanded, If any one die without children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother. Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died; and, having no child, left his wife to his brother. In like manner also the second, and the third, to the seventh. read more.
Last of all, the woman also died. Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of the seven will she be the wife? for they all had her.

And while they were reclining at table, and were eating, Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, One of you, he that eats with me, will deliver me up. And they began to be sad, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? He answered and said to them: It is one of the twelve, he that dips with me into the dish. read more.
The Son of man goes, as it is written of him; but alas for that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born. And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said: Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them; and they all drank of it.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him, the same hour; (and yet they feared the people;) for they knew that he spoke this parable against them. And they watched him, and sent spies, who feigned them selves to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not regard the person of any, but teach the way of God in truth. read more.
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not? But he perceived their cunning, and said to them: Why do you tempt me? Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said: Caesar's. He said to them: Give, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. And they were not able to take hold of his words before the people. And they were astonished at his answer, and were silent.

Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: He takes the wise in their own craftiness.

Wherefore, having this ministry, inasmuch as we have received mercy, we faint not; but we have renounced the secret works of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but, by the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

And they consulted together that they might take Jesus by craft and kill him.

After two days was the passover and the feast of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and kill him.