Amos 3:5

New Century Version

A bird will not fall into a trap where there is no bait; the trap will not spring shut if there is nothing to catch.

Cross References

Psalm 140:5

The proud hid a trap for me. They spread out a net beside the road; they set traps for me.Selah

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows what will happen next. Like a fish caught in a net, or a bird caught in a trap, people are trapped by evil when it suddenly falls on them.

Jeremiah 31:28

In the past I watched over Israel and Judah, to pull them up and tear them down, to destroy them and bring them disaster. But now I will watch over them to build them up and make them strong,” says the Lord.

Daniel 9:14

The Lord was ready to bring the disaster on us, and he did it because the Lord our God is right in everything he does. But we still did not obey him.

Amos 3:4

A lion in the forest does not roar unless it has caught an animal; it does not growl in its den when it has caught nothing.

Amos 3:6

When a trumpet blows a warning in a city, the people tremble. When trouble comes to a city, the Lord has caused it.