Ephesians 6:
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
The wiles of the devil are his methods, his strategies, his lies which he uses to ensnare people and bring them into bondage.
In Ephesians 4:14 we are warned to not be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by those who use deception (sleight of man) and trickery (cunning craftiness) whereby they lie in wait (same word as "wiles" in Eph 6:11) to deceive.
To deceive by way of deception and trickery shown in Eph 4:14 equals the wiles of the devil shown in Eph 6:11.
In Eph 4:14 we are told to be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine.
In Eph 6:10-11 we are told to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might … put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand.
Barnes Notes on the Bible states:
We have a God Who provides every piece of armor needed in order to stand, withstand, resist these schemes and lies.
We have a God Who has overcome the wicked one and Who shows us the way in which we are to walk so that we are able to stand, withstand, resist these schemes and lies.
We can choose to ignore satan's schemes, and bury our heads in the sand when his lies are exposed.
Or we can choose to stand, withstand, resist and help others who are taken captive by satan’s lies and schemes.
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
The wiles of the devil are his methods, his strategies, his lies which he uses to ensnare people and bring them into bondage.
In Ephesians 4:14 we are warned to not be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by those who use deception (sleight of man) and trickery (cunning craftiness) whereby they lie in wait (same word as "wiles" in Eph 6:11) to deceive.
To deceive by way of deception and trickery shown in Eph 4:14 equals the wiles of the devil shown in Eph 6:11.
In Eph 4:14 we are told to be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine.
In Eph 6:10-11 we are told to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might … put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand.
Barnes Notes on the Bible states:
"Against the wiles of the devil - The word rendered "wiles" (μεθοδεία methodeia), means properly that which is traced out with "method;" that which is "methodized;" and then that which is well laid - art, skill, cunning. It occurs in the New Testament only in Ephesians 4:14, and in this place. It is appropriately rendered here as "wiles," meaning cunning devices, arts, attempts to delude and destroy us. The wiles "of the devil" are the various arts and stratagems which he employs to drag souls down to perdition. We can more easily encounter open force than we can cunning; and we need the weapons of Christian armor to meet the attempts to draw us into a snare, as much as to meet open force. The idea here is, that Satan does not carry on an open warfare. He does not meet the Christian soldier face to face. He advances covertly; makes his approaches in darkness; employs cunning rather than power, and seeks rather to delude and betray than to vanquish by mere force. Hence, the necessity of being constantly armed to meet him whenever the attack is made. A man who has to contend with a visible enemy, may feel safe if he only prepares to meet him in the open field. But far different is the case if the enemy is invisible; if he steals upon us slyly and stealthily; if he practices war only by ambushes and by surprises. Such is the foe that we have to contend with - and almost all the Christian struggle is a warfare against stratagems and wiles. Satan does not openly appear. He approaches us not in repulsive forms, but comes to recommend some plausible doctrine, to lay before us some temptation that shall not immediately repel us. He presents the world in an alluring aspect; invites us to pleasures that seem to be harmless, and leads us in indulgence until we have gone so far that we cannot retreat."
Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Ephesians 6:11". "Barnes' Notes on the New Testament". 1870.
As we are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might (Eph 6:10), we are then empowered to put on the whole armor of God so we are fully clothed and able to stand, withstand, resist against these schemes and lies and it is ).We have a God Who provides every piece of armor needed in order to stand, withstand, resist these schemes and lies.
We have a God Who has overcome the wicked one and Who shows us the way in which we are to walk so that we are able to stand, withstand, resist these schemes and lies.
We can choose to ignore satan's schemes, and bury our heads in the sand when his lies are exposed.
Or we can choose to stand, withstand, resist and help others who are taken captive by satan’s lies and schemes.
