17Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.


In Context

14 Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is — to all of us.'

15 My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

16 For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

18 And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

19 So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

Proverbs 1:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:17How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:17But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:17For in vain is the net spread, in the eyes of any bird:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:17For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.