For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that
Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of fa
For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accum
Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be br
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler.
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an i
These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matte
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good