Proverbs 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 1:17 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 1:17 — KJV
“Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing”
— Proverbs 1:17 (KJV)
Proverbs 1:17 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 1:17
“They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. sort: Heb. wing”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:17: bird, heb, every
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:17: any, heb, every
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:17: any, heb, every
“This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. for every...: Heb. by the poll, or, head persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:17: heb, every, thing
“Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. thing: Heb. vessel”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 1:17: heb, every, thing
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