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Proverbs 1:17
For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
Proverbs 1:17 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 1:17 in other translations
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
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In context
14 You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—
15 my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,
16 for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
17 For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
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