Proverbs 1:17
Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
In Context
16For, their feet, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.
18Yet, they, for their own blood, lie in wait, They watch in secret for their own life.
Cross References
Job 35:11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?
Isaiah 1:3An ox knoweth, his owner, And an ass his masters crib,—Israel, doth not know, My people doth not consider.
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 →