Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Bible References

Desireth

Proverbs 1:17
Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net
In the sight of any bird;
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.
Psalm 9:15
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
Psalm 10:9
He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair;
He lurks to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
Jeremiah 5:26
‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They watch like fowlers lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
Micah 7:2
The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net.
Habakkuk 1:15
The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,
Drag them away with their net,
And gather them together in their fishing net.
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.

Net

Proverbs 10:15
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.