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Proverbs 1:17
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Proverbs 1:17
17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
17Surely in vaine the net is spread †in the sight of any bird.
- Hebr. in the eyes of euery thing that hath a wing.
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Proverbs 1:17
Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Empty, worthless, fruitless, false, or without effect.
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A meshed device for catching; figuratively, a snare or trap.
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To extend, unfold, scatter, disperse, or cover a wider area.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The act or power of seeing; something seen; a view, appearance, or presence, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 17
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Open the full verse study7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
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Open the full verse study23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
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Open the full verse study3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
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