Proverbs 1:17
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.”
כָּנָף
Wing, extremity. Kanaph. Under His wings you will find refuge. Like a mother bird covers her chicks God covers His people with His own life.
בַּעַל
owner of
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בַּעַל
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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זָרָה
is spread out
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זָרָה
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow
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חִנָּם
in vain
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חִנָּם
gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
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