Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Flattery » Danger of
She leads him astray with great persuasion; with flattering lips she seduces him. All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap until an arrow pierces his liver. As a bird darts into a snare, he doesn't realize his fatal decision.
Flattery » Those that flatter with the tongue
Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much.
Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor than someone who flatters with his words.
Net » Figurative
They have set a snare for my feet, which makes me depressed. They dug a pit in front of me, but they are the ones who fell into it! Interlude
The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive.
In addition, no human being knows his time: Like fish captured in a cruel net, or as birds caught in a snare, so also are human beings caught by bad timing that surprises them.
The fishermen will groan, and all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament; those who spread nets upon the water will become weaker and weaker.
I discovered for myself a bitterness that surpasses that of death: the woman whose heart is full of snares and nets, whose hands are chains of bondage. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the transgressor will be trapped by her.
A day will come when fishermen will line its banks from En-gedi to En-eglaim there will be plenty of room to spread out nets. There will be all sorts of species of fish, as abundant as the fish that live in the Mediterranean Sea. There will be lots of them!
The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set.
My eyes look to the LORD continuously, because he's the one who releases my feet from the trap.
The arrogant have laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude
Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.
When they go, I'll cast my net over them. I'll bring them down, as one shoots birds in the sky. I'll chasten them, as the assembly has already heard.
then at least you must know that God has accused me of wrong, and trapped me with his net."
Rescue me from the net that they concealed to trap me; for you are my strength.
Without justification they laid a snare for me; without justification they dug a pit to trap me. Let destruction come upon them unawares, and let the net that he hid catch him; let him fall into destruction.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I come through. A Davidic Song, when he was in the cave. A prayer.
and it will become a place where nets will be spread out right in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Because I have declared this to happen,' declares the Lord GOD, "Tyre will be treated as the spoils of war by the invading nations.
I'll turn you into bare rock, and your city will become a place to spread nets. You will never be built again, because I the LORD have decreed this,' declares the Lord GOD."
Net » A snare for men
They have set a snare for my feet, which makes me depressed. They dug a pit in front of me, but they are the ones who fell into it! Interlude
The faithful have died off, and there is not one upright human being in the land. They all stalk one another with lethal intent, a man will even hunt his own brother with a net.
Snares » Who sets snares
I discovered for myself a bitterness that surpasses that of death: the woman whose heart is full of snares and nets, whose hands are chains of bondage. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the transgressor will be trapped by her.
A strong man who flatters his neighbor is setting a trap where he walks. An evil man is trapped by transgression, but the righteous person sings and rejoices.
"Evil men are found among my people. They lie in wait like someone who traps birds. They set a trap, but they do so to catch people. Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are filled with treachery. This is how they have become prominent and rich, and have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They don't argue the case of the orphan to secure justice. They don't defend the rights of the poor.
Speech/communication » Those that flatter with the tongue
Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much.
Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor than someone who flatters with his words.