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Proverbs 1:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 1:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 For their feet are rushing headlong to evil;
they are hastening to shed blood.[a]
17 It is useless to spread a net
if the bird is watching.[b]
18 These men lie in wait for their own blood
and set an ambush against themselves.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:16 This verse is the same as the first two lines of Isa 59:7, and part of it is cited in Rom 3:15. See Prov 6:17-18.
- Proverbs 1:17 When birds see a hunter spread out his net, they do not fall into it. In the same way, the young person who understands the dangers facing those who follow sinners will be able to avoid them.