Proverbs 1:17
“Surely in vaine the net is spread in the sight of any bird.”
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Proverbs 1:17 Context
15My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them; refraine thy foot from their path: 16For their feete runne to euil, and make haste to shed blood. 17Surely in vaine the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues. 19So are the waies of euery one that is greedie of gaine: which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
- King James Version
Indeed, it is useless to spread the {baited} net In the sight of any bird;
- New American Standard Version (1995)