Exodus 1:10

New American Bible - revised edition

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them to stop their increase; otherwise, in time of war they too may join our enemies to fight against us, and so leave the land.”

Cross References

Job 5:13

He catches the wise in their own ruses, and the designs of the crafty are routed.

Psalm 10:2

Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap them by their cunning schemes.

Psalm 105:25

He turned their hearts to hate his people, to treat his servants deceitfully.

Proverbs 1:11

do not go if they say, “Come along with us! Let us lie in wait for blood, unprovoked, let us trap the innocent;

Proverbs 16:25

Sometimes a way seems right, but the end of it leads to death!

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Numbers 22:6

Now come, curse this people for me, since they are stronger than I am. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. For I know that whoever you bless is blessed and whoever you curse is cursed.”

Acts 23:12

When day came, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Acts 7:19

He dealt shrewdly with our people and oppressed [our] ancestors by forcing them to expose their infants, that they might not survive.

1 Samuel 29:4

But the Philistine commanders were angered at this and said to him: “Send that man back! Let him return to the place you picked out for him. He must not go down into battle with us; during the battle he might become our enemy. For how else can he win back his master’s favor, if not at the expense of our soldiers?