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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. Or "without cause" (y), as the word is rendered in Pro 1:11;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Strictly speaking, this is the first proverb (i. e., similitude) in the book; a proverb which has received a variety of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 1:10-19
Here Solomon gives another general rule to young people, in order to their finding out, and keeping in, the paths of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
in vain Because, whereas by the certain destruction which it portends, the net ought to deter the bird from yielding to…