# מְזִמָּה (mezimah)

Israeli respelling: me-zi-mah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4209. 19 Old Testament occurrences.

a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)

King James renderings: (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/mezimah-h4209

## Occurrences

- [Job 21:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/21/27) — Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
- [Job 42:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/42/2) — I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
- [Psalms 10:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/10/2) — The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
- [Psalms 10:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/10/4) — The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
- [Psalms 21:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/21/11) — For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
- [Psalms 37:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/37/7) — 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 wi…
- [Psalms 139:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/139/20) — For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
- [Proverbs 1:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/1/4) — To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
- [Proverbs 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/2/11) — Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
- [Proverbs 3:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/3/21) — My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
- [Proverbs 5:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/5/2) — That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
- [Proverbs 8:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/8/12) — I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
- [Proverbs 12:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/12/2) — A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
- [Proverbs 14:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/14/17) — He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
- [Proverbs 24:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/24/8) — He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
- [Jeremiah 11:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/11/15) — What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doe…
- [Jeremiah 23:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/23/20) — The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye…
- [Jeremiah 30:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/30/24) — The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter d…
- [Jeremiah 51:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/11) — 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…