Proverbs 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.”
Proverbs 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 1:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;”
Proverbs 1:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:”
Proverbs 1:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.”
Proverbs 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.”
Proverbs 1:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Certainely as without cause the net is spred before the eyes of all that hath wing:”
Proverbs 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 1:17 in Context — Proverbs 1
15 Mon fils, ne te mets pas en chemin avec eux, Détourne ton pied de leur sentier;
16 Car leurs pieds courent au mal, Et ils ont hâte de répandre le sang.
17 Mais en vain jette-t-on le filet Devant les yeux de tout ce qui a des ailes;
18 Et eux, c’est contre leur propre sang qu’ils dressent des embûches, C’est à leur âme qu’ils tendent des pièges.
19 Ainsi arrive-t-il à tout homme avide de gain; La cupidité cause la perte de ceux qui s’y livrent.
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What Does Proverbs 1:17 Mean?
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