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Proverbs 1:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 1:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 My son, do not walk in the way with them,
hold back your foot from their path!
16 [For their feet run to evil,
they hasten to shed blood.(A)]
17 In vain a net is spread[a]
right under the eyes of any bird—
Footnotes
- 1:17 A difficult verse. The most probable interpretation is that no fowler lifts up the net so the bird can see it. The verse might be paraphrased: God does not let those who walk on evil paths see the net that will entrap them. The passive construction (“a net is spread”) is sometimes used to express divine activity. Verse 16 is a later attempt to add clarity. It is a quotation from Is 59:7 and is not in the best Greek manuscripts.
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