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Proverbs 1:15-17
World English Bible
Proverbs 1:15-17
World English Bible
15 my son, don’t walk on the path with them.
Keep your foot from their path,
16 for their feet run to evil.
They hurry to shed blood.
17 For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
Proverbs 1:15-17
New International Version
Proverbs 1:15-17
New International Version
Proverbs 1:15-17
King James Version
Proverbs 1:15-17
King James Version
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
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Proverbs 1:15-17
New King James Version
Proverbs 1:15-17
New King James Version
15 My son, (A)do not walk in the way with them,
(B)Keep your foot from their path;
16 (C)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in [a]vain the net is spread
In the sight of any [b]bird;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:17 futility
- Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing
Proverbs 1:15-17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:15-17
English Standard Version
15 my son, (A)do not walk in the way with them;
(B)hold back your foot from their paths,
16 for (C)their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 (D)For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
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