Proverbs 7:23

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where a hunter waits to shoot an arrow through its heart. The boy was like a bird flying into a net, never seeing the danger he was in.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:12

You never know when hard times will come. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, people are often trapped by some disaster that suddenly falls on them.

Proverbs 9:18

Those simple people don’t realize that her house is full of ghosts and that her guests have entered the world of the dead.

Proverbs 1:17

You cannot trap birds with a net if they see you spreading it out.

Proverbs 6:26

A prostitute might cost a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man could cost you your life.

Proverbs 6:32

But a man who commits adultery is a fool. He brings about his own destruction.

Proverbs 7:22

He followed her, like a bull being led to the slaughter. He was like a deer walking into a trap,

Ecclesiastes 7:26

I also found that some women are dangerous like traps. Their hearts are like nets, and their arms are like chains. It is worse than death to be caught by these women. God’s followers should run away from them. Let the sinners be caught by them.