John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men ,.... To be master of all the wicked arts and methods evil men use to ensnare and oppress others; to get them and their substance into their hands; or "desireth the evil net", as the Targum; the evil net of antichrist, which he lays for the poor, whom he draws into it and catches them; see Psalm 10:9 . Jarchi understands it of "hunting" F20 מצוד "venationem", Munster, Schultens; "venatum", Tigurine version. and of wicked men desiring to be... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:12
See here, 1. What is the care and aim of a wicked man; he would do mischief: He desires the net of evil men. ?Oh that I were but as cunning as such a man, to make a hand of those I deal with, that I had but his art of over-reaching, that I could but take my revenge on one I have spite to as effectually as he can!? He desires the strong-hold, or fortress, of evil men (so some read it), to act securely in doing mischief, that it may not turn upon him. 2. What is the care and aim of a good man:... read more