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 Filho meu, não sigas teu caminho com eles; desvia teu pé [para longe] de onde eles passarem;

16 Porque os pés deles correm para o mal, e se apressam para derramar sangue.

17 Certamente [é] inútil se estender a rede diante da vista de todas as aves;

18 Porém estes estão esperando [o derramamento] de seu [próprio] sangue; e preparam emboscada para suas [próprias] almas.

19 Assim [são] os caminhos de todo aquele que tem ganância pelo lucro desonesto; ela tomará a alma daqueles que a tem.

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What Does Proverbs 1:17 Mean?

Proverbs 1:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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