6 occurrences

'Snare' in the Bible

It would be better for him if a millstone [as large as one turned by a donkey] were hung around his neck and he were hurled into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble [in sin and lose faith].

Verse ConceptsInexperienceMillstonesTemptation, Avoiding CausingThrowing PeopleCausing Others To StumbleSinkingBeing Killed By A RockDealing With Young PeopleIn The Heart Of The SeaChild AbuseHurt And Betrayaljumping

And David says,“Let their table (abundance) become a snare and a trap,A stumbling block and a retribution to them.

Verse ConceptsPeople StumblingTrapping Oneself

but we preach Christ crucified, [a message which is] to Jews a stumbling block [that provokes their opposition], and to Gentiles foolishness [just utter nonsense],

Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofHeraldStumblingStumbling BlocksPreaching ChristFoolishness Of GodChrist Was KilledSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionGentilesJewscrucifixion

But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfdrowningDestructionInterestMoney, Stewardship OfTrapGamblingWealthCovetousness, Results InEnticementPerditionThe Misery Of GreedWorldly SnaresDestruction Of The WickedEvil TrappingEvil DesiresBeing TemptedDrawbacks To RichesTemptation

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βρόχος 
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παγίς 
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