Proverbs 1:17
Surely in vain the reshet (net) is spread 1 in the eyes of kol ba'al kanaf (all the birds); + 1:17 i.e., lit. master of [the] wing 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
In Context
16For their raglayim run to rah, 1 and make haste for shefach dahm (shedding of blood). 1
18And they lie in wait for their own dahm; 1 they lurk secretly for their own nafshot. 1
Cross References
Job 35:11Who teacheth us more than the behamot eretz, 1 and maketh us wiser than the oph HaShomayim? 1
Isaiah 1:3The ox knoweth his owner, 1 and the donkey his masterʼs evus; 1 but Yisroel doth not know, 1 My people doth not consider. 1
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 →