Quotes about Scheming

For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.

“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.

At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

They were delighted and agreed to give him money.

So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,

So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”

who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

I despise you. You are exactly the kind of man God warns against. Evil and vindictive, scheming and deceiving." "Be that as it may," Lockhart said, tracing her cheek with his finger, "you will marry me. Now I suggest you gather your things and then allow me to escort you to get the wagon. We will find the nearest preacher and then we'll leave immediately. You will take your brother and sister and settle into my house.