NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Surely in vainchinnam (khin-nawm') gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage -- without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain. the net resheth (reh'-sheth) a net (as catching animals) -- net(-work). is spread zarah (zaw-raw') to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow -- cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow. in the sight `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) of any bird ba`al (bah'-al) a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of. kanaph (kaw-nawf') an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird; King James Bible Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. Holman Christian Standard Bible It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it, International Standard Version Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds, NET Bible Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird, Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is by deceit that nets are spread for a bird. GOD'S WORD® Translation It does no good to spread a net within the sight of any bird. King James 2000 Bible Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. Links Proverbs 1:17Proverbs 1:17 NIV Proverbs 1:17 NLT Proverbs 1:17 ESV Proverbs 1:17 NASB Proverbs 1:17 KJV |