Proverbs 1:17

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 7:23 uses the same bird-snare metaphor: the young man rushes into a trap unaware — contrasting with the bird that sees the net.

Proverbs 6:5 urges escaping like a bird from a fowler — directly building on the net/bird imagery from this verse.

Proverbs 29:5 directly echoes 'spread a net' as flattery — a hidden trap, illustrating the same principle that open deception is pointless.

1 Timothy 6:9 warns that desire for riches leads to a snare — reinforcing the danger of unseen traps that the unwary fall into.

Jeremiah 5:26 describes wicked men setting snares to catch people — a parallel warning that hidden traps are set but ultimately futile.