In the Bible, the concept of a trap is often used metaphorically to describe situations or actions that lead individuals into sin, danger, or judgment. The imagery of a trap is employed to convey the cunning and deceitful nature of sin and the enemy, as well as the need for vigilance and reliance on God for deliverance.

Proverbs 29:25 · "The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high." This verse highlights the danger of fearing human opinion or opposition, which can ensnare a person, contrasting it with the security found in trusting the Lord.

Psalm 141:9-10 · "Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of the evildoers. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety." Here, the psalmist prays for protection from the traps set by the wicked, expressing confidence that God will allow the righteous to escape while the wicked are caught in their own devices.

Proverbs 1:17-18 · "How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it! But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives." This passage warns against the folly of setting traps for others, as such actions ultimately lead to self-destruction.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 · "For surely no man knows his time. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them." This verse reflects on the unpredictability of life and the suddenness with which calamity can ensnare individuals, emphasizing human vulnerability.

1 Timothy 6:9 · "Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction." Paul warns Timothy about the dangers of the desire for wealth, which can lead to spiritual entrapment and ruin.

Psalm 119:110 · "The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not wandered from Your precepts." The psalmist acknowledges the presence of traps set by the wicked but affirms steadfastness in following God's commandments as a means of avoiding them.

Jeremiah 5:26 · "For My people are among wicked men. They watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men." This verse describes the deceitful actions of the wicked, who set traps to exploit others, highlighting the moral corruption present among the people.

Proverbs 6:2 · "If you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth." This proverb warns about the dangers of careless speech, which can lead to self-imposed traps and consequences.

Psalm 124:7 · "We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away." This verse celebrates deliverance from a trap, attributing the escape to divine intervention and protection.

The biblical use of traps as a metaphor serves as a powerful reminder of the spiritual dangers that believers face and the importance of seeking God's guidance and protection to avoid falling into sin and temptation.Joshua 23:13
Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.
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Job 18:10
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
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Jeremiah 5:26
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
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The Great Schism
... in their personal interpretation of the Scriptures, and in their ... laws of the country,
they perceived a trap laid for ... we find that in 1746 the General Court of ...
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Seances Historiques De Geneve --The National Church.
... of this immense circulation of the Scriptures for many ... application; when it has outlived
its general regulative power, it may still be a trap for the ...
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The Gospel of John
... This: that the Scriptures reveal God's mind, express His will ... Said He to them that
sought to trap Him, "He ... on now to notice some of the general features which ...
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Book Three the Story of his Student Days in Carthage, his ...
... When I then turned toward the Scriptures, they appeared to me ... were the snares of
the devil"a trap made out ... since obedience to princes is a general compact of ...
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Doctrinal and Moral Treatises. Index of Subjects.
... is "members of Christ," [567]444; soul to be preferred to, [568]463, purity of,
depends on soul, [569]463, [570]499; Priscillianists erred concerning, [571]484 ...
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The Second Theological Oration.
... to be at once a precious dwelling, and a trap for weaker ... be sung from any other source
than my own Scriptures"so mighty ... 3459] It was a very general belief in ...
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A Few Sighs from Hell;
... to leave thee, I shall leave with thee two Scriptures to be ... But this is the trap
in which the devil hath caught ... 1 Timothy 6:9). Thus much in general; but now ...
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Differences in Judgment About Water Baptism, no Bar to Communion ...
... persons, of their faith and holiness in general, ought first ... you make the same work
with the other scriptures, as you ... to shut out the godly, and a trap-door to ...
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Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
... we may understand, the church of Antichrist in general; yet by ... one; and is sealed
up in the scriptures of truth ... become a snare to Antichrist, and a trap to her ...
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The Desire of the Righteous Granted;
... to the text, so as other scriptures generally do ... These, I say, are general terms,
and comprehend not ... prediction or prophecy, and that both concerning the wicked ...
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