Ecclesiastes 9:12

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 11:6

He will send hot coals and burning sulfur on the wicked. A whirlwind is what they will get.

Proverbs 24:22

The Lord and the king will quickly destroy such people. Those two can cause great disaster!

Proverbs 29:6

Evil people are trapped by their own sin, but good people can sing and be happy.

Proverbs 6:15

So trouble will strike them in an instant; suddenly they will be so hurt no one can help them.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

The same thing happens to animals and to people; they both have the same breath, so they both die. People are no better off than the animals, because everything is useless.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

When evil people are not punished right away, it makes others want to do evil, too.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one can control the wind or stop his own death. No soldier is released in times of war, and evil does not set free those who do evil.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

I also saw something wise here on earth that impressed me.

Isaiah 24:18

Anyone who tries to escape from the sound of terror will fall into a hole. Anyone who climbs out of the hole will be caught in a trap. The clouds in the sky will pour out rain, and the foundations of the earth will shake.

Isaiah 30:13

You are guilty of these things. So you will be like a high wall with cracks in it that falls suddenly and breaks into small pieces.

Ezekiel 32:3

“ ‘This is what the Lord God says: I will spread my net over you, and I will use a large group of people to pull you up in my net.

Hosea 7:12

When they go, I will catch them in a net, I will bring them down like birds from the sky; I will punish them countless times for their evil.

Hosea 9:8

Is Israel a watchman? Are God’s people prophets? Everywhere Israel goes, traps are set for him. He is an enemy in God’s house.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘Foolish man! Tonight your life will be taken from you. So who will get those things you have prepared for yourself?’

Luke 12:39

“Remember this: If the owner of the house knew what time a thief was coming, he would not allow the thief to enter his house.

2 Corinthians 6:2

God says, “At the right time I heard your prayers. On the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you that the “right time” is now, and the “day of salvation” is now.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While people are saying, “We have peace and we are safe,” they will be destroyed quickly. It is like pains that come quickly to a woman having a baby. Those people will not escape.

2 Timothy 2:26

And they may wake up and escape from the trap of the devil, who catches them to do what he wants.

1 Peter 2:12

People who do not believe are living all around you and might say that you are doing wrong. Live such good lives that they will see the good things you do and will give glory to God on the day when Christ comes again.

2 Peter 2:12

But these people speak against things they do not understand. They are like animals that act without thinking, animals born to be caught and killed. And, like animals, these false teachers will be destroyed.