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
For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.
Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
Psalm 9:15
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
Psalm 10:9
He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.
Jeremiah 5:26
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
Micah 7:2
The godly man hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Habakkuk 1:15
He taketh up all of them with the hook, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them into his drag; therefore he rejoiceth and is glad:
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Proverbs 10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.