World English Bible
Proverbs 1:17
“For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:”
Verse in context — Proverbs 1
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My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,
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for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
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For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
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but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.