In the Bible, the imagery of webs is used metaphorically to convey themes of deceit, fragility, and the futility of wickedness. The concept of webs is primarily associated with the actions of the wicked and the consequences of their schemes.

Symbol of Deceit and Wickedness

Webs are often used to symbolize the deceitful and treacherous nature of the wicked. In the book of Job, the fragility of the wicked's hope is compared to a spider's web: "His confidence is fragile; his security is a spider’s web" (Job 8:14). This verse highlights the insubstantial and unreliable nature of the wicked's trust in their own devices, much like a web that can easily be swept away.

Isaiah also uses the imagery of webs to describe the actions of those who engage in sin and deceit. In Isaiah 59:5-6, the prophet writes, "They hatch viper’s eggs and weave spider’s webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched. Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands" . Here, the web represents the futile and destructive nature of sinful actions, which cannot provide true protection or righteousness.

Fragility and Futility

The metaphor of webs also underscores the fragility and ultimate futility of the plans of the wicked. Just as a spider's web can be easily destroyed, so too can the schemes of those who oppose God's righteousness. The imagery serves as a reminder of the transient nature of evil and the certainty of divine justice.

In Proverbs, the consequences of living a life contrary to God's wisdom are likened to the instability of a web: "The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish" (Proverbs 14:11). This contrast between the wicked and the upright emphasizes the enduring strength and stability of a life built on righteousness, as opposed to the temporary and fragile nature of wickedness.

Conclusion

The biblical use of webs as a metaphor serves to illustrate the themes of deceit, fragility, and the ultimate futility of wickedness. Through these vivid images, Scripture communicates the transient nature of evil and the enduring power of righteousness, encouraging believers to place their trust in God rather than in the fragile and deceptive schemes of the world.6980. qur -- thread, film
... Short Definition: web. Word Origin from an unused word Definition thread, film
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Flimsy Garments
... FLIMSY GARMENTS. 'Their webs shall not become garments.'"Isaiah 59:6.
'I counsel thee to buy of me ... white raiment, that thou ...
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The Lessons of a Feast
... Their finespun distinctions of deeds lawful and unlawful were spiders' webs, and
His act of mercy flew high above the webs, like some fair winged creature ...
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The Way to the City
... bread, and your labour for that which profiteth not?' 'They have hewn for themselves
cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water.' 'Their webs shall not ...
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To the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, First Lord Commissioner of the ...
... novelties surprise! What webs of wonder shall unravel, there! ... Our more than vitals
spin (if no regard. To great futurity) in curious webs 210. ...
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Behind the Door
... within twenty-four days; if the speech of the Hindus is true, I will not return."
Then hour by hour for those twenty-four days they wove their webs about her ...
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Matt. xviii. 7
... Do not then bring forward, I beseech thee, perverse reasonings, neither sophistries
and webs slighter than the spider's, but answer me this again: Did God make ...
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Concerning "Understanding. "
... Dreamers of dreams; watchers of the stars; spinners of speculative webs, in which
they love to find themselves gloriously entangled; Rip Van Winkles asleep to ...
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The Evangel Booklets
... Story. Anna Potter Wright.12. The Penitent Thief, and Naaman the Syrian. DL
Moody.13. Adder's Eggs and Spider's Webs. HA Ironside.14. Samuel Morris. ...
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Estimates of Salvian's Work
... of Salvian's treatise On the Government of God, he found ready applause for his
achievement in rescuing so great a work from the dust and spider webs of a ...
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Argument: He Briefly Shows, Moreover, what Ridiculous, Obscene ...
... mouth of your god. Spiders, indeed, weave their webs over his face, and
suspend their threads from his very head. You wipe, cleanse ...
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Webs (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Webs (2 Occurrences). Isaiah 59:5 Eggs of a viper
they have hatched, And webs of a spider they weave, Whoso ...
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Spider (3 Occurrences)
... protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap
the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually ...
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Webbing (1 Occurrence)

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Wedded (1 Occurrence)

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Violence (98 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 59:6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves
with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of ...
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Deed (71 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 59:6 Their webs become not a garment, Nor do they cover themselves with their
works, Their works 'are' works of iniquity, And a deed of violence 'is' in ...
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Hatcheth (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 59:5 Eggs of a viper they have hatched, And webs of a spider they weave,
Whoso is eating their eggs doth die, And the crushed hatcheth a viper. (YLT). ...
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Hatched (2 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Isaiah 59:5 Eggs of a viper they have hatched, And webs of a spider they
weave, Whoso is eating their eggs doth die, And the crushed hatcheth a viper. ...
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