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Proverbs 1:17
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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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Proverbs 1:17 in Other Translations
KJV
17
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
ESV
17
For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird,
NLT
17
If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away.
MSG
17
Nobody robs a bank with everyone watching,
CSB
17
It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it,
Proverbs 1:17 In-Context
15
my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16
for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
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How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
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These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
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Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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