Proverbs 1:17

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

Job 35:11

who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'

Proverbs 7:23

till an arrow pierces his liver -- like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Isaiah 1:3

An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand."

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the Lord, require of them.

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Summary

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

Bible References

In vain

Proverbs 7:23
till an arrow pierces his liver -- like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
Job 35:11
who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'
Isaiah 1:3
An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand."
Jeremiah 8:7
Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the Lord, require of them.

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