The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

so that the godless man should not rule, and not lay snares for the people.

Can anyone catch it by its eyes, or pierce its nose with a snare?

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, “Holy!” and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, “Who will see them?”

They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

At that time I also warned you, ‘If you disobey, I will not drive out the Canaanites before you. They will ensnare you and their gods will lure you away.’”

Gideon used all this to make an ephod, which he put in his hometown of Ophrah. All the Israelites prostituted themselves to it by worshiping it there. It became a snare to Gideon and his family.