Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Bible References

Desireth

Proverbs 1:17
It is foolish to spread a net
where any bird can see it,
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
Psalm 9:15
The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
Psalm 10:9
he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
Jeremiah 5:26
for wicked men live among My people.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait.
They set a trap;
they catch men.
Micah 7:2
Godly people have vanished from the land;
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
Habakkuk 1:15
The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.

Net

Proverbs 10:15
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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