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Proverbs 1:17

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 1:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 1:17

Theological / Devotional

The net is spread. The unsatisfying results of a life of crime are so commonly and obviously displayed that one who has but the intelligence of a bird should be wise enough to avoid the snare set for him.

By SdaBc