Proverbs 1:15-17

New Catholic Bible

¹⁵My son, do not accompany them!
    Do not allow your feet to follow their path!
¹⁶For their feet are rushing headlong to evil;
    they are hastening to shed blood.^[a]
¹⁷It is useless to spread a net
    if the bird is watching.^[b]

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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.

Proverbs 1:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵my son, do not go along with them,
    do not set foot^(A) on their paths;^(B)
¹⁶for their feet rush into evil,^(C)
    they are swift to shed blood.^(D)
¹⁷How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!