Proverbs 1:17 - Exposition

Surely in vain the net is spread in the face of any bird. The teacher here advances a second reason in support of his warning in Proverbs 1:15 , under the form of a proverb in its strict sense. It is based on the ill-advised audacity of sinners in flying in the face of God's judgments. In vain ( חִנָּם , khinnam ) , see Proverbs 1:11 , may be taken in two senses.