Thematic Bible: Net


Thematic Bible



They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into it themselves. Selah.

Thou hast brought us into captivity, and laid trouble upon our loins.

The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit.

For man knoweth not his time, but like as the fish are taken with the angle and as the birds are caught with the snare: Even so are men taken in the perilous time, when it cometh suddenly upon them.

The fishers shall mourn, all such as cast angles in the water shall complain, and they that spread their nets in the water shall be faint hearted.

And I found, that a woman is bitterer than death: for she is a very angle, her heart is a net, and her hands are chains. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her.

By this river shall the fishers stand from Engedi unto Eneglaim, and there spread out their nets: for there shall be great heaps of fish, like as in the main sea.

For his feet shall be taken in the net, and he is at his wits end.

The Heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.

Whoso flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feet.

Mine eyes are ever looking unto the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords, yea and set traps in my way. Selah.

For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.

but while they be going here and there, I shall spread my net over them, and draw them down as the fowls of the air. And according as they have been warned, so will I punish them.

know this then: that it is God which hath handled me so violently, and hath compassed me about with his net.


For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved. Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief.

Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together, and let me ever escape them.

Yea, as the drying place, where the fishers hang up their nets by the seaside. Even I have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God. The Gentiles shall spoil her:

I will make a bare stone of thee; yea, a drying place for nets, and shall never be builded again: For even I the LORD have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God.


They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into it themselves. Selah.

But in vain is the net laid forth before the bird's eyes.

Whoso flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feet.

There is not a godly man upon earth, there is not one righteous among men. They labour all to shed blood, and every man hunteth his brother to death:


As Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

and saw two ships stand by the lakeside, but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

And he said unto them, "Cast out the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find." They cast out, and anon they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

Yea, as the drying place, where the fishers hang up their nets by the seaside. Even I have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God. The Gentiles shall spoil her:


When he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, "Launch out into the deep, and let slip your nets to make a draught."

As Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he said unto them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." And they straightaway left their nets, and followed him. read more.
And he went forth from thence, and saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and called them.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kinds:

And he said unto them, "Cast out the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find." They cast out, and anon they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Then said the disciple whom Jesus loved unto Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded his mantle to him, for he was naked, and sprang into the sea. The other disciples came by ship: For they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits; And they drew the net with fishes. read more.
As soon as they were come to land, they saw hot coals laid and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus said unto them, "Bring of the fishes which ye have now caught." Simon Peter stepped forth and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty three. And for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.


For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved. Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief.


Thy sons lie comfortless at the head of every street like a taken venison, and are full of the terrible wrath of the LORD, and punishment of thy God.


with garlands of braided work and hoops of chain work for the head pieces that were on the pillars, seven for the one and seven for the other.


But in vain is the net laid forth before the bird's eyes.