Ecclesiastes 10:8

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Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

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  • Prov 26:27 : 27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.
  • Amos 9:3 : 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'
  • Judg 9:5 : 5 He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, escaped by hiding himself.
  • Judg 9:53-57 : 53 But a woman dropped a piece of a millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull. 54 Hastily, he called to his young armor-bearer and said, "Draw your sword and kill me, so they cannot say, 'A woman killed him.'" So his servant ran him through, and he died. 55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each returned to their homes. 56 Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers. 57 And God also brought back on the heads of the men of Shechem all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came upon them.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, set out for his house in his hometown, set his house in order, and then hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb.
  • 2 Sam 18:15 : 15 Ten of Joab’s young armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies. 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation. 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:9
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    9One who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and one who splits wood may be endangered by it.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    83%

    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.

    28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

  • Ps 7:15-16
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    80%

    15Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies.

    16They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.

  • Prov 28:10
    77%

    10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Job 18:7-10
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    77%

    7His vigorous steps will be restricted, and his own counsel will cast him down.

    8For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.

    9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him tight.

    10His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.

  • Exod 21:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33If a man opens a pit or if he digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

    34the owner of the pit must pay compensation; he must pay the owner of the animal, and the dead animal will become his.

  • Eccl 10:11
    76%

    11If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

  • Amos 5:19
    74%

    19It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.

  • Ps 35:8
    73%

    8May destruction come upon them unawares. May the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into their own trap.

  • Ps 9:15
    72%

    15So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation.

  • Prov 22:8
    71%

    8Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

  • Jer 8:17
    71%

    17See, I am sending venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you, declares the LORD.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    71%

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Ps 10:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.

    10He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

  • Prov 23:32
    71%

    32In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

  • Job 20:16
    71%

    16He will suck the venom of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him.

  • Prov 6:15
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    15Therefore his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant, he will be broken beyond healing.

  • Isa 8:15
    70%

    15Many will stumble over it; they will fall and be broken, they will be ensnared and captured.

  • Prov 17:20
    70%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Eccl 10:7
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    7I have seen servants riding on horses and princes walking on foot like servants.

  • Prov 22:5
    70%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

  • Job 4:8
    70%

    8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.

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  • Prov 29:1
    69%

    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Prov 26:17-18
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    17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is someone who meddles in a quarrel not their own.

    18Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death,

  • Ps 140:10
    69%

    10May the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

  • Ps 89:40
    69%

    40You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown to the ground.

  • Hab 2:9
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    9Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!

  • Prov 15:19
    69%

    19The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 7:23
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    23Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A worthless man plots evil, and his words are like a scorching fire.

  • 1 Cor 10:12
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    12So then, let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

  • Ps 64:8
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    8But God will shoot them with an arrow; suddenly, they will be struck down.

  • Isa 24:17
    68%

    17Terror, pit, and snare confront you, O inhabitant of the earth.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.