Proverbs 1:17
For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird,
In context
14 throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”— 15 my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, 16 for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
17 For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, 18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. 19 Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 1:17 in the KJV
Surely in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 1:17 in the NIV
How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!