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The concept of devices is frequently associated with the deceitful and cunning plans of the wicked, as well as the futile attempts of humans to outmaneuver divine wisdom.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>The Hebrew word most commonly translated as "devices" is "מַחֲשָׁבוֹת" (machashavot), which can mean thoughts, plans, or schemes. In the Old Testament, this term is often used to describe the wicked intentions of individuals or nations. For example, in <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Job 5:12</a>, it is written, "He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success." Here, the devices of the crafty are depicted as ultimately futile against God's sovereign power.<br><br>In Proverbs, the term is used to contrast the plans of the righteous with those of the wicked. <a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a> states, "Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail." This highlights the belief that while humans may devise many plans, it is ultimately God's purpose that will stand.<br><br><b>New Testament References</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the Greek word "νοήματα" (noēmata) is often translated as "devices" or "schemes," particularly in the context of spiritual warfare. The Apostle Paul warns believers about the devices of Satan, emphasizing the need for vigilance and spiritual discernment. In <a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">2 Corinthians 2:11</a>, Paul writes, "in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes."<br><br><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a> further instructs believers to "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes." This passage underscores the reality of spiritual conflict and the necessity of divine protection against the cunning devices of the enemy.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the concept of devices serves as a reminder of the limitations of human wisdom and the deceptive nature of sin. The Bible consistently portrays human devices as ultimately subordinate to God's sovereign will. <a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Isaiah 8:10</a> declares, "Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen, for God is with us."<br><br>The recognition of human and demonic devices calls believers to trust in God's wisdom and to seek His guidance in all their plans. It also serves as a warning against relying on one's own understanding or engaging in deceitful practices.<br><br><b>Practical Application</b><br><br>For Christians, the awareness of devices—both human and demonic—encourages a life of prayer, discernment, and reliance on God's Word. Believers are called to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves (<a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a>), understanding the times and the spiritual realities that influence human affairs.<br><br>In personal and communal life, Christians are urged to submit their plans to God, seeking His will above their own. <a href="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13-15</a> advises, "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.' You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, 'If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.'"<br><br>By acknowledging the reality of devices and aligning their lives with God's purposes, believers can navigate the complexities of life with wisdom and integrity, confident in the ultimate triumph of God's will.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4156.htm"><span class="l">4156. moetsah -- counsel, plan, principle, device</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4155, 4156. moetsah. 4157 . counsel, plan, principle, device. Transliteration:<br> moetsah Phonetic Spelling: (mo-ay-tsaw') Short Definition: <b>devices</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4156.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2810.htm"><span class="l">2810. chishshabon -- device, invention</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2809, 2810. chishshabon. 2811 . device, invention. Transliteration: chishshabon<br> Phonetic Spelling: (khish-shaw-bone') Short Definition: <b>devices</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2810.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4209.htm"><span class="l">4209. mezimmah -- purpose, discretion, device</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from zamam Definition purpose, discretion, device NASB Word Usage devises<br> evil (1), discretion (5), evil <b>devices</b> (1), intent (1), plans (1), plot (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4209.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/whitefield/selected_sermons_of_george_whitefield/satans_devices.htm"><span class="l">Satan's <b>Devices</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Satan's <b>Devices</b>. The occasion of these words was as follows: In the church<br> of Corinth there was an unhappy person, who had committed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../whitefield/selected sermons of george whitefield/satans devices.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_42_satans_devices.htm"><span class="l">Satan's <b>Devices</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> First Series Sermon 42 Satan's <b>Devices</b>. "We are not ignorant of his <b>devices</b>."<br> 2:Cor.2:11. 1. The <b>devices</b> whereby the subtle god of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 42 satans devices.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watts/the_psalms_and_hymns_of_isaac_watts/hymn_157_satans_devices.htm"><span class="l">Satan's <b>Devices</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hymns, Book II HYMN 157 Satan's <b>devices</b>. CM Satan's <b>devices</b>. Now Satan comes with<br> dreadful roar. And threatens to destroy; He worries whom he can't devour. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/hymn 157 satans devices.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_cloud_of_unknowing/here_beginneth_the_two_and_2.htm"><span class="l">Of Two Ghostly <b>Devices</b> that be Helpful to a Ghostly Beginner in <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> HERE BEGINNETH THE TWO AND THIRTIETH CHAPTER Of two ghostly <b>devices</b> that<br> be helpful to a ghostly beginner in the work of this book. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the cloud of unknowing/here beginneth the two and 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hippolytus/the_refutation_of_all_heresies/chapter_xxxiv_system_of_marcus_a.htm"><span class="l">System of Marcus; a Mere Impostor; his Wicked <b>Devices</b> Upon the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book VI. Chapter XXXIV."System of Marcus; A Mere Impostor; His Wicked<br> <b>Devices</b> Upon the Eucharistic Cup. A certain other teacher <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxxiv system of marcus a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_christian_doctrine_in_four_books_/chapter_25_in_human_institutions_which.htm"><span class="l">In Human Institutions which are not Superstitious, There are Some <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> And this whole class are to be reckoned among the superfluous <b>devices</b> of men, unless<br> when it is a matter of importance to inquire in regard to any of them, for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../on christian doctrine in four books /chapter 25 in human institutions which.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_christian_doctrine_in_four_books/chapter_39_but_in_regard.htm"><span class="l">But in Regard to Pictures and Statues, and Other Works of this <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> And this whole class are to be reckoned among the superfluous <b>devices</b> of men, unless<br> when it is a matter of importance to inquire in regard to any of them, for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 39 but in regard.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/the_large_catechism/thou_shalt_not_covet_thy.htm"><span class="l">Thou Shalt not Covet Thy Neighbor's House. Thou Shalt not Covet <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> And yet we pretend to be godly, know how to adorn ourselves most finely and conceal<br> our rascality, resort to and invent adroit <b>devices</b> and deceitful artifices <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/luther/the large catechism/thou shalt not covet thy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ignatius/the_epistle_of_ignatius_to_the_philadelphians/chapter_vi_do_not_accept_judaism.htm"><span class="l">Do not Accept Judaism.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Flee therefore the wicked <b>devices</b> and snares of the prince of this world, lest at<br> any time being conquered [924] by his artifices, [925] ye grow weak in your <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter vi do not accept judaism.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_instructor_paedagogus/chap_xii_on_shoes.htm"><span class="l">On Shoes.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Farewell, therefore, must be bidden to gold-plated and jewelled mischievous <b>devices</b><br> of sandals, and Attic and Sicyonian half-boots, and Persian and Tyrrhenian <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/clement/the instructor paedagogus/chap xii on shoes.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/devices.htm"><span class="l"><b>Devices</b> (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Devices</b> (43 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians 2:11 Lest Satan<br> should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his <b>devices</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/devices.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/schemes.htm"><span class="l">Schemes (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> His own counsel shall cast him down. (See RSV NIV). Job 21:27 "Behold, I know your<br> thoughts, the <b>devices</b> with which you would wrong me. (See RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/schemes.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/forecast.htm"><span class="l">Forecast (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> in Daniel 11:24, 25 (the King James Version) as the translation of chashabh, "to<br> think," "meditate," "devise," "plot," "He shall forecast his <b>devices</b> (The King <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/forecast.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plots.htm"><span class="l">Plots (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Jeremiah 11:19 But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I<br> didn't know that they had devised <b>devices</b> against me, saying, Let us destroy <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plots.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/devised.htm"><span class="l">Devised (35 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> do surely die, and 'are' as water which is running down to the earth, which is not<br> gathered, and God doth not accept a person, and hath devised <b>devices</b> in that <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/devised.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/device.htm"><span class="l">Device (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> But more frequently it is used in an evil sense, of a wicked purpose or plot, "Let<br> us devise <b>devices</b> against Jeremiah" (Jeremiah 18:18); "For we are not <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/device.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/devises.htm"><span class="l">Devises (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB DBY RSV NIV). Psalms 10:2 Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly<br> pursued, they are taken in the <b>devices</b> that they have imagined. (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/devises.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mischievous.htm"><span class="l">Mischievous (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth<br> in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous <b>devices</b> to pass <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mischievous.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/counselled.htm"><span class="l">Counselled (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (YLT). Isaiah 32:7 And the miser -- his instruments 'are' evil, He hath counselled<br> wicked <b>devices</b>, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/counselled.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plans.htm"><span class="l">Plans (55 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Persia. (See NIV). Job 5:12 He frustrates the <b>devices</b> of the crafty, So<br> that their hands can't perform their enterprise. 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Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?<br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3</a></span><br />Thy <span class="boldtext">devices</span> make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/17-11.htm">Job 17:11</a></span><br />My days have passed by, My <span class="boldtext">devices</span> have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/21-27.htm">Job 21:27</a></span><br />"Behold, I know your thoughts, the <span class="boldtext">devices</span> with which you would wrong me.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Psalms 5:10</a></span><br />Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalms 10:2</a></span><br />The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the <span class="boldtext">devices</span> that they have imagined. <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalms 10:4</a></span><br />The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' 'are' all his <span class="boldtext">devices</span>.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Psalms 26:10</a></span><br />In whose hands are evil <span class="boldtext">devices</span>, and their right hand is full of bribes.<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Psalms 33:10</a></span><br />The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the <span class="boldtext">devices</span> of the people of none effect. <br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalms 37:7</a></span><br />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 <span class="boldtext">devices</span> to pass.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Psalms 38:12</a></span><br />They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/81-12.htm">Psalms 81:12</a></span><br />So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a></span><br />Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own <span class="boldtext">devices</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">Proverbs 8:12</a></span><br />I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/12-2.htm">Proverbs 12:2</a></span><br />A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked <span class="boldtext">devices</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/14-17.htm">Proverbs 14:17</a></span><br />He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked <span class="boldtext">devices</span> is hated. <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/15-26.htm">Proverbs 15:26</a></span><br />Evil <span class="boldtext">devices</span> are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words 'are' pure. <br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a></span><br />There are many <span class="boldtext">devices</span> in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Proverbs 30:32</a></span><br />If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-29.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:29</a></span><br />Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many <span class="boldtext">devices</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab -- very proud, His pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath, Not right 'are' his <span class="boldtext">devices</span>.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7</a></span><br />The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked <span class="boldtext">devices</span> to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a></span><br />All day my hands have been stretched out to an uncontrolled people, who go in an evil way, after the purposes of their hearts;<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a></span><br />Hear, O earth, lo, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their <span class="boldtext">devices</span>, For to My words they gave no attention, And My law -- they kick against it.<br /><span class="source">(YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm">Jeremiah 11:15</a></span><br />What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing that the more part practise their evil <span class="boldtext">devices</span>, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? When thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></span><br />But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I didn't know that they had devised <span class="boldtext">devices</span> against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Jeremiah 18:12</a></span><br />But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own <span class="boldtext">devices</span>, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></span><br />Then said they, Come, and let us devise <span class="boldtext">devices</span> 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 strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Jeremiah 30:24</a></span><br />The fierceness of the anger of Jehovah Doth not turn back till His doing, Yea, till His establishing the <span class="boldtext">devices</span> of His heart, In the latter end of the days we consider it!<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Jeremiah 48:30</a></span><br />I -- I have known, an affirmation of Jehovah, His wrath, and 'it is' not right, His <span class="boldtext">devices</span> -- not right they have done.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-20.htm">Jeremiah 49:20</a></span><br />Therefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He hath counselled concerning Edom, And His <span class="boldtext">devices</span> that He hath devised Concerning the inhabitants of Teman: Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Make desolate over them doth he not their habitation?<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/50-45.htm">Jeremiah 50:45</a></span><br />Therefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He counselled concerning Babylon, And His <span class="boldtext">devices</span> that He hath devised Concerning the land of the Chaldeans; Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Doth He not make desolate over them the habitation?<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/3-60.htm">Lamentations 3:60</a></span><br />You have seen all their vengeance and all their <span class="boldtext">devices</span> against me. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/3-61.htm">Lamentations 3:61</a></span><br />You have heard their reproach, Yahweh, and all their <span class="boldtext">devices</span> against me,<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/16-58.htm">Ezekiel 16:58</a></span><br />Thy <span class="boldtext">devices</span> and thine abominations, Thou hast borne them, an affirmation of Jehovah.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/11-24.htm">Daniel 11:24</a></span><br />In time of security shall he come even on 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 prey, and spoil, and substance: yes, he shall devise his <span class="boldtext">devices</span> against the strongholds, even for a time.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/11-25.htm">Daniel 11:25</a></span><br />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 war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise <span class="boldtext">devices</span> against him. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></span><br />For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab. 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