206 verses contain “Devi” (in the KJV: 181, in the BSB: 78) — showing 1–100
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And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they
devise will be beyond them.
To
devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
And to
devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the
engraver, and of the
cunning workman, and of the
embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the
weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that
devise cunning work.
He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto
devils, after whom they have gone a
whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have
prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.
And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king
doth speak this thing as one which is
faulty, in that the king
doth not
fetch home again his banished.
The woman asked, “Why have you
devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not
convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?
For we must needs die, and are as water
spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither
doth God respect any person: yet
doth he
devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and
plotted against us to
exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
So he offered upon the altar which he had made in
Bethel the
fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had
devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
On the
fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing,
Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in
Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
The son of a woman of the daughters of
Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in
crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every
device which shall be put to him, with thy
cunning men, and with the
cunning men of my lord David thy father.
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of
Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and
crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can
execute any design that is given him. He will work with your
craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the
devils, and for the
calves which he had made.
And
Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and
calf idols he had made.
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by
cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones
withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
And in Jerusalem he made
skillfully designed
devices to shoot arrows and
catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped
tremendously so that he became powerful.
Then King
Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen
Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would
devise such a scheme?”
And
Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and
besought him with tears to put away the mischief of
Haman the Agagite, and his
device that he had
devised against the Jews.
And once again,
Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet
weeping and
begged him to
revoke the evil scheme of
Haman the Agagite, which he had
devised against the Jews.
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters
devised by
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to
revoke the letters that the scheming
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
Because
Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had
devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast
Pur, that is, the lot, to
consume them, and to destroy them;
For
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had
plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the
Pur (that is, the lot) to
crush and destroy them.
But when
Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked
device, which he
devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be
hanged on the
gallows.
But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which
Haman had
devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be
hanged on the
gallows.
He disappointeth the
devices of the
crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
He thwarts the schemes of the
crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the
devices which ye
wrongfully imagine against me.
Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
The wicked in his pride
doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the
devices that they have imagined.
In pride the wicked pursue the
needy; let them be caught in the schemes they
devise.
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a
mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
Though they intend You
harm, the schemes they
devise will not prevail.
For I have heard the
slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they
devised to take away my life.
For I hear the
slander of many; there is terror on every side. They
conspire against me and plot to take my life.
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to
nought: he maketh the
devices of the people of none effect.
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that
devise my
hurt.
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to
harm me be driven back and confounded.
For they speak not peace: but they
devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
For they do not speak peace, but they
devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to
reject evil.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:
fret not
thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked
devices to pass.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not
fret when men
prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
All who
hate me
whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
Thy tongue
deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working
deceitfully.
Your tongue
devises destruction like a sharpened
razor, O worker of
deceit.
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye
weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
No, in your hearts you
devise injustice; with your hands you
mete out violence on the earth.
They
devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are
mysterious.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’
lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
So I gave them up to their
stubborn hearts to follow their own
devices.
Shall the throne of iniquity have
fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one
devising mischief by decree?
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto
devils,
They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
who
devise evil in their hearts and
stir up war all day long.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked
device; lest they
exalt themselves.
Selah.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be
exalted.
SelahTherefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not
devise evil against your
neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
Frowardness is in his heart, he
deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
With
deceit in his heart he
devises evil; he continually sows discord.
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked
devices will he
condemn.
The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Deceit is in the hearts of those who
devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is
perverse in his ways despiseth him.
He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is
devious in his ways despises Him.
Do they not
err that
devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that
devise good.
Do not those who
contrive evil go
astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
He shutteth his eyes to
devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
He who winks his eye
devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
for their hearts
devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
He that
deviseth to do evil shall be called a
mischievous person.
He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor
device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave,
whither thou goest.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in
Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or
planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Take counsel together, and it shall come to
nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Devise a plan, but it will be
thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
The instruments also of the
churl are evil: he
deviseth wicked
devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the
needy speaketh right.
The weapons of the
scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the
plea of the
needy is just.
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had
plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and
devise a
device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am
planning a
disaster for you and
devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the
stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
Then said they, Come, and let us
devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us
smite him with the tongue, and let us not give
heed to any of his words.
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an
oracle to the prophet. Come, let us
denounce him and pay no
heed to any of his words.”
There shall be no more praise of Moab: in
Heshbon they have
devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O
Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
There is no longer praise for Moab; in
Heshbon they
devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of
Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against
Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations
desolate with them.
Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against
Edom and the strategies He has
devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be
dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made
desolate because of them.
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has
devised a
strategy against you.
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their
habitation desolate with them.
Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has
devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be
dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made
desolate because of them.
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his
device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the
vengeance of the LORD, the
vengeance of his temple.
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has
aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the
vengeance of the LORD—
vengeance for His temple.
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the
watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both
devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Raise a
banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the
watchmen; prepare the
ambush. For the LORD has both
devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.
The LORD hath done that which he had
devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not
pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to
rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine
adversaries.
The LORD has done what He
planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without
pity. He has let the enemy
gloat over you and
exalted the horn of your foes.
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their
device against me all the day.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that
devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will
devise an evil plan.
He shall enter
peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall
scatter among them the prey, and
spoil, and riches:
yea, and he shall
forecast his
devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
In a time of peace, he will
invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will
lavish plunder,
loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
And he shall
stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be
stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall
forecast devices against him.
And with a large army he will
stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will
mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not
withstand the plots
devised against him.
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found
faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall
spoil their images.
Their hearts are
devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and
demolish their sacred pillars.
Woe to them that
devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they
practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Woe to those who
devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they
accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I
devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go
haughtily: for this time is evil.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am
planning against this nation a
disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of
calamity.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted of the
devil.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the
devil.
Then the
devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
pinnacle of the temple,
Then the
devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the
pinnacle of the temple.
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with
divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with
devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the
palsy; and he
healed them.
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the
demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the
paralyzed—and He
healed them.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with
devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and
healed all that were sick:
When evening came, many who were
demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and
healed all the sick.
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two
demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
So the
devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the
herd of
swine.
So the demons
begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the
herd of pigs.”
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was
befallen to the possessed of the
devils.
Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the
demon-possessed men.
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a
dumb man possessed with a
devil.
As they were leaving, a
demon-possessed man who was
mute was brought to Jesus.
And when the
devil was cast out, the
dumb spake: and the multitudes
marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
And when the
demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were
amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
But the
Pharisees said, He casteth out
devils through the prince of the
devils.
But the
Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
Heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out
devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a
demon!’
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and
dumb: and he
healed him,
insomuch that the blind and
dumb both spake and saw.
Then a
demon-possessed man who was blind and
mute was brought to Jesus, and He
healed the man so that he could speak and see.
But when the
Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow
doth not cast out
devils, but by
Beelzebub the prince of the
devils.
But when the
Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
And if I by
Beelzebub cast out
devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
The enemy that
sowed them is the
devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
And, behold, a woman of
Canaan came out of the same coasts, and
cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is
grievously vexed with a
devil.
And a
Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is
miserably possessed by a
demon.”
And Jesus
rebuked the
devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Then Jesus
rebuked the
demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was
healed from that moment.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels:
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are
cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels.
