Proverbs 1:17
American King James Version (AKJV)
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
But a net is thrown in vain before the eyes of those who have wings.
Darby Bible (DBY)
For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For in vain is the net spread, in the eyes of any bird:
Free Bible Version (FBV)
There's no point in trying to lure birds into a net when they can see it.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
For in vain the net is spread In the eyes of any bird;
King James Version (KJV)
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
Webster Bible (Webster)
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
World English Bible (WEB)
For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.