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 gratuitously the net was spread in the eyes of all possessing a wing.
Proverbs 29:5
A man making smooth against his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
Psalm 9:15
The nations sank into the pit they made: in the net they hid, their foot was taken by it
Psalm 10:9
He will lie in wait in secret as the lion in her den: he will lie in wait to catch the poor one: he will catch the poor one in drawing him into his net
Jeremiah 5:26
for evil ones were found among my people: he will look about as the stooping of fowlers; they set snares, they will take men.
Micah 7:2
The merciful one perished from the earth, and none upright among men: they all will lie in wait for bloods; they will hunt each his brother with a net.
Habakkuk 1:15
And he brought up a completion with the book, he will drag him in his net, and he will gather him in his fishnet: for this he will rejoice and be glad.
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Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich his strong city: the destruction of the poor their poverty.