Ecclesiastes 10:8

In 11 translations

BSB

He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

KJV

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

WEB

He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

ASV

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

LSV

Whoever is digging a pit falls into it, || And whoever is breaking a hedge, a serpent bites him.

YLT

Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

DBY

He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

DRC

He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

GNV

He that diggeth a pit, shall fal into it, and he that breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

JPS

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.

LXXE

He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.

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Original-language editions

WLC

חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃

LXX-Br

Ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον, εἰς αὐτὸν ἐμπεσεῖται· καὶ καθαιροῦντα φραγμὸν, δήξεται αὐτὸν ὄφις,

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 26:27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
• Psalms 7:15–16He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
• Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
• Amos 9:3Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
• Psalms 9:15–16The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
• Judges 9:53–57But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull. He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s…
• Judges 9:5He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
• 2 Samuel 18:15And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

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