Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation It does no good to spread a net when the bird you want to catch is watching, New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls. in vain Proverbs 7:23 Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth. Job 35:11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air. Isaiah 1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel hath not known me, and my people hath not understood. Jeremiah 8:7 The kite in the air hath known her time: the turtle, and the swallow, and the stork have observed the time of their coming: but my people have not known the judgment of the Lord. Context The Enticement of Sin…16But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings. 17And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.18So the ways of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.… Cross References Proverbs 1:16 But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings. Proverbs 1:18 So the ways of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors. Jump to Previous Bird Birds Eyes Full Indeed Net Purpose Sight Spread Stretched Surely Useless Vain View WingsJump to Next Bird Birds Eyes Full Indeed Net Purpose Sight Spread Stretched Surely Useless Vain View WingsLinks Proverbs 1:17 NIVProverbs 1:17 NLT Proverbs 1:17 ESV Proverbs 1:17 NASB Proverbs 1:17 Bible Apps Proverbs 1:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 1:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 1:17 French Bible Proverbs 1:17 German Bible Alphabetical: a all any baited bird birds full How in Indeed is it net of sight spread the to useless view OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:17 For in vain is the net spread (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |