Proverbs 1:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.”Proverbs 1:17
What Does Proverbs 1:17 Mean?
Proverbs 1:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 1, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 1:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 6:9“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”2 Peter 3:17“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”Job 35:11“Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?”Proverbs 6:6“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”Proverbs 29:5“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”Proverbs 7:23“Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.”Proverbs 12:12“The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.”Jeremiah 5:26“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”Jeremiah 8:7“Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.”Proverbs 6:5“Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”Isaiah 1:3“The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.”
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