From Nave’s Topical Bible
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Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 28Passages listed
- 11Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Of checker work1 Kings 7:17
- Hidden in a pitPsalms 35:7Psalms 35:8
- Set for birdsProverbs 1:17
- Wild animalsIsaiah 51:20
- Fish caught inMatthew 4:18–21Matthew 13:47Luke 5:4John 21:6–11
- See Snare
- FIGURATIVEJob 18:8Job 19:6Psalms 9:15Psalms 10:9Psalms 25:15Psalms 31:4Psalms 35:7Psalms 35:8Psalms 57:6Psalms 66:11Psalms 140:5Psalms 141:10Proverbs 12:12Proverbs 29:5Ecclesiastes 7:26Ecclesiastes 9:12Isaiah 19:8Ezekiel 26:5Ezekiel 26:14Ezekiel 47:10
The passages, in Bible order (28)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- 1 Kings 7:17
For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
Commentary on 1 Kings 7:171 voice
For the number seven is conventionally used to denote the grace of the Holy Spirit, as attested in the Apocalypse by John, who, after saying that he had seen "the lamb with seven horns and seven eyes," went on to add, by way of explanation, …
Bede· Of the Temple of Solomon 2.18.10, 735Patristic
- Job 18:8
For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
Commentary on Job 18:81 voice
For he hath put his own foot into the net, and he walketh in the meshes of it. He, who 'puts his feet into a net,' cannot get them out, when he has a mind; so he that lets himself down, into habits of sin, cannot rise up the moment he wishes it; and he 'that walketh in the meshes of a net,' entangles his steps in walking, and when he tries to extricate himself to walk, he is tied and bound that he cannot.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XIV, 604Patristic
- Job 19:6
then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
Commentary on Job 19:62 voices
Know now at least that God hath afflicted me with no just judgment. O, how hard does the voice of the righteous man sound, suffering under the infliction of the rod! Which same, however, not pride, but grief gave vent to! Now he is not righteous, who gives up righteousness under sorrow; and blessed Job, because he had a meek spirit, did not sin even by a hard word.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XIV, 604Patristic
Know now that God hath overthrown me,.... He would have them take notice that all his afflictions were from the hand of God; and therefore should take care to what they imputed any acts of his, whose ways are unsearchable, and the reasons of them not to be found out; and therefore, if a wrong construction should be put upon them, which may be easily done by weak sighted men, it must be displeasing to him.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 9:15
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Commentary on Psalms 9:152 voices
We ought to understand the whole psalm as being about the death of the Savior. Finally, that you may know it is spoken of the Savior, it is said of the Jews: 'In this snare which they stretched out, their own foot has been caught.'
Jerome· Homily 4, on Psalm 9, 420Patristic
The Heathen are sunk into the pit that they made,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 10:9
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Commentary on Psalms 10:92 voices
In earlier times, the persecution of the church was merely violent, when Christians were being pressed by pagans through proscriptions, torture and beatings to sacrifice to idols. A second type of persecution is through deceit, which is currently being carried out by heretics and false …
Cassiodorus· EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 10:29-30, 585Patristic
And lastly, against the devil: 'God is not before his eyes, he sits in ambush with the rich.' Unhappy the rich, with whom the devil sits.
Jerome· Homily 4, on Psalm 9, 420Patristic
- Psalms 25:15
My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
Commentary on Psalms 25:151 voice
"My eyes." Above, the Psalmist presented the confidence conceived from divine mercy, and to this he also invited others; here, however, from the conceived confidence he again continues his prayer. And concerning this he does two things. First, he premises the preparation for praying: Sir. …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
- Psalms 31:4
You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
Commentary on Psalms 31:41 voice
By this he indicated the plot of Ahithophel, which he put into operation against him, as we have spoken about previously. … After frequently encountering many disasters I was freed from them by your aid—thus I entrust my soul to your providence. He calls providence …
Theodoret of Cyrus· COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 31:4, 458Patristic
- Psalms 35:7
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
Commentary on Psalms 35:71 voice
"Because without cause they hid." Above, the Psalmist asked that those who harm be judged and that those who attack come to defeat; here, however, he shows how they deservedly suffer these things. And first, he sets forth the guilt. Second, the punishment, at "let …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
- Psalms 35:8
May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
Commentary on Psalms 35:81 voice
Consequently, when he says, "let the snare come upon him," etc., the punishment fitting the guilt is set forth; and this, because they are judged by the same judgment by which they wished to judge: Mt. 7: "With what judgment you judge, you shall be …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
- Psalms 57:6
They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
Commentary on Psalms 57:62 voices
Ver. 6. They have prepared a net for my steps. The enemies of the godly spare no pains, but go about their wicked work with the coolest deliberation. As for each sort of fish, or bird, or beast, a fitting net is needed, so do the ungodly suit their net to their victim's circumstances and character with a careful craftiness of malice. Whatever David might do, and whichever way he might turn, his enemies were ready to entrap him in some way or other. My soul is bowed down.
Charles Spurgeon· The Treasury of David (1869-1885)Reformed
They have prepared a net for my steps,.... They laid snares for him, as the fowler does for the bird, in order to take him.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 66:11
You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
Commentary on Psalms 66:112 voices
"And lead us not into temptation, O Lord." Is it this then what the Lord teaches us to pray, that we may not to be tempted at all? How, then, is it said elsewhere, "an untempted person is a person unproved"; and again, "My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various temptations"? But does perchance the entering into temptation mean being overwhelmed by the temptation? For temptation is like a winter torrent difficult to cross.
Cyril of Jerusalem· MYSTAGOGICAL LECTURES 23:17, 386Patristic
And although the entrance is "straight and narrow," once inside we see a vast and limitless space, greater than any other anywhere. We have been told of these things by eyewitnesses and heirs. They speak of their trials and distresses: "You have placed afflictions before us," but then they add, "You brought us out into a spacious place"—and, "You gave us space in our distress."
Athanasius of Alexandria· FESTAL LETTERS 9, 373Patristic
- Psalms 140:5
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
Commentary on Psalms 140:51 voice
Now these demons, if they see all Christians—and especially monks—joyfully laboring and making progress, first attack by attempting to place stumbling blocks in their way. Their "stumbling blocks" are filthy thoughts. But there is no need for us to fear the things they throw at us; through prayer and fasting and faith in the Lord the demons immediately fall. Having fallen, however, they do not stop but advance once more with deceit and cunning. Since they have been unable to deceive the heart openly through filthy pleasure, they renew their attacks on it by other means.
Athanasius of Alexandria· Life of St. Anthony 23:1-6, 373Patristic
- Psalms 141:10
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
Commentary on Psalms 141:101 voice
The sinners shall fall into his net. Above he said, Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, concerning many; but now concerning one, The sinners shall fall into his net. Just as the Lord casts a net, and catches a multitude of fish, and has the apostles as fishermen gathering and bringing to him, that is, those who believe through them: so also the devil has demons, who are subject to him, who both deceive men and bring them to him.
Jerome· Homily 51, on Psalm 140, 420Patristic
- Proverbs 1:17
How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
Commentary on Proverbs 1:172 voices
If then nets are not wrongfully stretched for birds, as it is said in Proverbs, but God justly leads men into the snare, as it is said, "You led us into the snare," and if not even a sparrow, cheapest of birds, falls into the snare without the will of the Father (its fall into the snare being due to its failure to use properly the power of its wings given to it to soar), let us pray to do nothing to deserve being brought into temptation.
Origen of Alexandria· ON PRAYER 29:16, 253Patristic
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
Commentary on Proverbs 12:121 voice
The desire of the impious is a monument to the worst. The impious desires to imitate preceding evildoers, and to speak of their life and deeds. Certainly, the desire of the impious is a monument to the worst, because all his desire tends, although he …
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735Patristic
- Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:51 voice
The man who speaks with flattering and deceitful words to his friend, etc. He who praises his neighbor with deceitful words, indeed sets traps for him, so that by the danger of cautious work, as he becomes more careless with words, he may fall into …
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735Patristic
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