Ecclesiastes 10:8

Coverdale Bible (1535)

But he yt dyggeth vp a pytt, shall fall therin himself: & who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shal byte him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:27 : 27 Who so dyggeth vp a pytt, shal fal therin: and he yt weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it hymselfe.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 Yee like as when a ma runeth fro a lyon, and a Beer meteth with him: or, whe he commeth into the house, and leeneth his honde vpon the wall, a serpent byteth him.
  • Amos 9:3 : 3 though they hyde them selues vpo the toppe of Carmel, yet shal I seke them out, and brynge them from thence: Though they crepe downe fro my sight in to the depe of the see, I shal comaude the serpente, euen there to byte them.
  • Judg 9:5 : 5 And he came to his fathers house vnto Aphra, and slew his brethren the children of Ierubaal, euen thre score men and te vpon one stone. But Iotham the yongest sonne of Ierubaal remayned ouer, for he was hydd.
  • Judg 9:53-57 : 53 But a woman cast a pece of a mylstone vpon Abimelechs heade, and brake his brane panne. 54 Then Abimelech in all the haist, called the seruaunt that bare his wapen, and sayde vnto him: Drawe out thy swerde, and kyll me, that it be not sayde of me: A woman hath slayne him. Then his seruaunt thrust him thorow, and he dyed. 55 Whan the Israelites which were with him, sawe, yt Abimelech was deed, they gatt them awaye euery one vnto his awne place. 56 Thus God recompenced Abimelech the euell that he had done vnto his father, wha he slewe his threscore and ten brethren: 57 likewyse all the euell of the men of Sichem, dyd God rewarde them vpon their heade: and so the curse of Iotham ye sonne of Ierubaal came vpon them.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 Whan Achitophel sawe that his coucell wente not forth, he sadled his asse, gat him vp, and wete home in to his cite and put his house to poynte, and hanged him selfe, and dyed, and was buried in his fathers graue.
  • 2 Sam 18:15 : 15 And ten yoge men Ioabs weapenbearers, came aboute him, and smote him to death.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Aman on the galowe that he had made for Mardocheus. Then was the kynges wrath stylled.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He hath grauen and dygged vp a pytte, but he shal fall himself in to ye pytte yt he hath made. 16 For his vnhappynes shall come vpon his owne heade, & his wickednes shall fall vpon his owne pate.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 As for the Heithen, the are suncke downe in the pytte that they made: in the same nette, which they spred out priuely, is their owne fote take. 16 Thus ye LORDE is knowne to execute true iudgment, whe the vngodly is trapped in the workes of his owne handes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:9
    84%

    9Who so remoueth stones, shall haue trauayle withall: and he that heweth wod, shalbe hurt therwith.

  • Prov 26:27-28
    2 verses
    83%

    27Who so dyggeth vp a pytt, shal fal therin: and he yt weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it hymselfe.

    28A dyssemblynge tonge hateth one that rebuketh him, and a flaterige mouth worketh myschefe.

  • Ps 7:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15He hath grauen and dygged vp a pytte, but he shal fall himself in to ye pytte yt he hath made.

    16For his vnhappynes shall come vpon his owne heade, & his wickednes shall fall vpon his owne pate.

  • Prov 28:10
    77%

    10Who so ledeth ye rightuous in to an euell waye, shal fall in to his owne pytt, but ye iust shal haue the good in possession.

  • Job 18:7-10
    4 verses
    77%

    7His presumptuous goinges shal be kepte in, and his owne councell shal cast him downe.

    8For his fete shalbe taken in the nett, and he shal walke in the snare.

    9His fote shalbe holden in the gilder, and the thurstie shal catch him.

    10The snare is layed for him in the grounde, and a pytfall in the waye.

  • Exod 21:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33Yf a man open a well, or dygge a pytt, and couer it not, and there fall an oxe or Asse therin,

    34then shall the owner of the pytt make it good with money, and restore it vnto his master: but the deed carcase shalbe his owne.

  • Eccl 10:11
    76%

    11A babler of his tonge is no better, then a serpent that styngeth without hyssynge.

  • Amos 5:19
    74%

    19Yee like as when a ma runeth fro a lyon, and a Beer meteth with him: or, whe he commeth into the house, and leeneth his honde vpon the wall, a serpent byteth him.

  • Ps 35:8
    73%

    8Let a sodane destruccio come vpon him vnawarres, and ye nett that he hath layed priuely, catch him self, that he maye fall in to his owne myschefe.

  • Ps 9:15
    72%

    15As for the Heithen, the are suncke downe in the pytte that they made: in the same nette, which they spred out priuely, is their owne fote take.

  • Prov 22:8
    71%

    8He yt soweth wickednesse, shal reape sorowe, & the rodde of his plage shal destroye him.

  • Jer 8:17
    71%

    17Morouer, I will sende Cockatrices & serpetes amonge you (which will not be charmed) and they shal byte you, sayeth the LORDE.

  • Prov 10:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wroge waye, shalbe knowne.

    10He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.

  • Ps 10:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9yee to rauish the poore, when he hath gotten him in to his nett.

    10Then smyteth he, then oppresseth he & casteth downe the poore with his auctorite.

  • Prov 23:32
    71%

    32It goeth downe softly, but at the last it byteth like a serpet, and styngeth as an Adder.

  • Job 20:16
    71%

    16The serpentes heade shall sucke him, and the adders tonge shall slaye him:

  • Prov 6:15
    71%

    15Therfore shal his destruccion come hastely vpo him, sodenly shal he be all tobroken, and not be healed.

  • Isa 8:15
    70%

    15And many shal stomble, fall, and be broke vpon him: yee they shalbe snared and taken.

  • Prov 17:20
    70%

    20Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

  • Eccl 10:7
    70%

    7I se seruauntes ryde vpon horses, & prynces goinge vpon their fete as it were seruauntes.

  • Prov 22:5
    70%

    5Speares and snares are in ye waye of the frowarde, but he yt wil kepe his soule, let him fle fro soch.

  • Job 4:8
    70%

    8As for those that plowe wickednesse (as I haue sene myself) and sowe myschefe, they reape ye same.

  • Prov 11:15
    69%

    15He that is suertye for a straunger, hurteth himself: but he that medleth not with suerteshippe, is sure.

  • Prov 28:18
    69%

    18Who so leadeth a godly and an innocet life, shalbe safe: but he that goeth frowarde wayes, shall once haue a fall.

  • Isa 30:13
    69%

    13therfore shal ye haue this myschefe agayne for youre destruction and fall, like as an hie wall, that falleth because of some rift (or blast,) whose breakinge cometh sodenly.

  • Prov 29:1
    69%

    1He that is stiffnecked & wyll not be refourmed, shal sodenly be destroyed wt out eny helpe.

  • Prov 26:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17Who so goeth by and medleth with other mens strife, he is like one yt taketh a dogg by ye eares.

    18Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure,

  • Ps 140:10
    69%

    10Let hote burnynge coales fall vpo the, let the be cast in to the fyre, and in to the pytt, that they neuer ryse vp agayne.

  • Ps 89:40
    69%

    40Thou hast turned backe the couenaunt of thy seruaunt, and cast his crowne to the grounde.

  • Hab 2:9
    69%

    9Wo vnto him, that couetously gathereth euell gotten goodes in to his house: that he maye set his nest an hye, to escape from the power of mysfortune.

  • Prov 15:19
    69%

    19The waye of ye slouthfull is full of thornes, but ye strete of the rightuous is well clensed.

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

    29Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.

  • Prov 7:23
    69%

    23so longe till she hath wounded his lyuer with hir darte: like as yf a byrde haisted to the snare, not knowinge that the parell of his life lyeth there vpo.

  • Prov 16:27
    69%

    27An vngodly personne stereth vp euell, and in his lippes he is as an whote burnynge fyre.

  • 1 Cor 10:12
    69%

    12Therfore let him that thinketh he stondeth, take hede, lest he fall.

  • Ps 64:8
    69%

    8Yee their owne tunges shall make them fall, In so moch that who so seyth the, shal laugh the to scorne.

  • Isa 24:17
    68%

    17And therfore, (o thou that dwellest vpon the earth) there is at hode for the, feare, pyt and snare.

  • Prov 11:27
    68%

    27He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.