Proverbios 1:17

17 Porque en vano se tenderá la red ante los ojos de toda ave

Proverbios 1:17 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:17

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
] Or "without cause" ^F25, as the word is rendered in ( Proverbs 1:11 ) ; and so the words are an illustration of the preceding; showing that the blood of innocent persons is shed without cause, no injury being done by them to those that do it, but is shed without any provocation at all; just as the net is spread for the innocent bird, which has done no harm to the fowler that seeks to take it; so Gersom: or else the sense is, that though the net is spread by the fowler even in the sight of the bird, yet it is in vain to the bird, though not to the fowler; it is so intent upon the corn that is spread about, that it takes no notice of the net, and so is caught in it; and thus it is with those men that are bent upon their sinful practices, upon theft and murder, though their ruin and destruction are before their eyes; and they daily see their companions in iniquity come to an untimely end; they know that they are liable to suffer death by the hand of the civil magistrate, and to be followed by the justice and vengeance of God, and suffer eternal punishment; yet take no warning hereby, but rush on to their own ruin, as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (Mnh) "sine causa", Vatablus, Mercerus, Gejerus.

Proverbios 1:17 In-Context

15 hijo mío, no andes en camino con ellos; aparta tu pie de sus veredas

16 porque sus pies correrán al mal, e irán presurosos a derramar sangre

17 Porque en vano se tenderá la red ante los ojos de toda ave

18 mas ellos a su propia sangre espían, y a sus propias almas ponen asechanza

19 Tales son las sendas de todo el que codicia la ganancia, la cual prenderá la vida de sus poseedores