Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
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Bible References
Desireth
Proverbs 1:17
Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
Proverbs 29:5
A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.
Psalm 9:15
The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
Psalm 10:9
He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
Jeremiah 5:26
For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
Micah 7:2
The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.
Habakkuk 1:15
He takes them all up with his hook, he takes them in his net, getting them together in his fishing-net: for which cause he is glad and full of joy.
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Proverbs 10:15
The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.