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Proverbs 1:17 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 1 · verse 17
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.Proverbs 1:17 · King James Version
Proverbs 1:17 in context
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- spreadzârâhto toss aboutH2219 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- vainchinnâmgratisH2600 →
- birdbaʻala masterH1167 →
- netreshetha netH7568 →
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Here Solomon gives another general rule to young people, in order to their finding out, and keeping in, the paths of wisdom, and that is to take heed of the snare of bad company. David's psalms begin with this caution, and so do Solomon's proverbs;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19