KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devise, meaning to form, plan, purpose, design, or contrive in the mind; to arrange means or work for accomplishing an intended end, whether good or evil.
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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 21:5
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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 haue heard the slaunder of many, feare was on euery side: while they tooke counsell together against me, they deuised to take away my life.
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