Proverbs 1:17
But [as] in vayne, the nette is layde foorth before the birdes eyes:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
In Context
16For their feete runne to euyll, and are hasty to shed blood.
18So these lay wayte for the blood of them, and lye priuily for their liues.
Cross References
Isaiah 1:3The oxe hath knowen his owner, and the asse his maisters cribbe: [but] Israel hath not knowen, my people hath geuen no heede.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:11-20
Parental Admonitions. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to… Read the whole commentary →