Ecclesiastes 10:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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  • Prov 26:27 : 27 He that diggeth a pit shal fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man did flee from a lyon, & a beare met him: or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
  • Amos 9:3 : 3 And though they hide them selues in the toppe of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence: and though they be hid from my sight in the bottome of the sea, thence will I commande the serpent, and he shall bite them.
  • Judg 9:5 : 5 And he went vnto his fathers house at Ophrah, & slew his brethren, the sonnes of Ierubbaal, about seuentie persons vpon one stone: yet Iotham the yongest sonne of Ierubbaal was left: for he hid himselfe.
  • Judg 9:53-57 : 53 But a certaine woman cast a piece of a milstone vpon Abimelechs head, and brake his braine pan. 54 Then Abimelech called hastily his page that bare his harneis, and sayde vnto him, Drawe thy sworde and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slewe him; his page thrust him thorowe, and he dyed. 55 And when the men of Israel sawe that Abimelech was dead, they departed euery man vnto his owne place. 56 Thus God rendred the wickednes of Abimelech, which he did vnto his father, in slaying his seuentie brethren. 57 Also all the wickednes of the men of Shechem did God bring vpon their heads. So vpon them came the curse of Iotham the sonne of Ierubbaal.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 Nowe when Ahithophel sawe that his counsell was not followed, he sadled his asse, and arose, and he went home vnto his citie, and put his houshold in order, & hanged him selfe, and dyed, and was buryed in his fathers graue.
  • 2 Sam 18:15 : 15 And tenne seruants that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slewe him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the tree, that he had prepared for Mordecai: then was the Kings wrath pacified.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 Hee hath made a pitte and digged it, and is fallen into the pit that he made. 16 His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, & his crueltie shall fall vpon his owne pate.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken. 16 The Lord is knowen by executing iudgement: the wicked is snared in the worke of his owne handes. Higgaion. Selah.

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    9He that remooueth stones, shall hurt himselfe thereby, and hee that cutteth wood, shall be in danger thereby.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27He that diggeth a pit shal fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.

    28A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruine.

  • Ps 7:15-16
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    15Hee hath made a pitte and digged it, and is fallen into the pit that he made.

    16His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, & his crueltie shall fall vpon his owne pate.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shal fall into his owne pit, and the vpright shall inherite good things.

  • Job 18:7-10
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    7The steps of his strength shalbe restrained, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.

    8For hee is taken in the net by his feete, and he walketh vpon the snares.

    9The grenne shall take him by the heele, and the theefe shall come vpon him.

    10A snare is layed for him in the ground, and a trappe for him in the way.

  • Exod 21:33-34
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    33And when a man shall open a well, or when he shall dig a pit and couer it not, and an oxe or an asse fall therein,

    34The owner of the pit shall make it good, and giue money to the owners thereof, but the dead beast shalbe his.

  • Eccl 10:11
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    11If the serpent bite, when he is not charmed: no better is a babbler.

  • Amos 5:19
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    19As if a man did flee from a lyon, & a beare met him: or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

  • Ps 35:8
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    8Let destruction come vpon him at vnwares, and let his net, that he hath laid priuilie, take him: let him fall into the same destruction.

  • Ps 9:15
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    15The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken.

  • Prov 22:8
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    8He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

  • Jer 8:17
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    17For beholde, I will sende serpents, and cockatrices among you, which will not be charmed, and they shal sting you, sayth the Lord.

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9He that walketh vprightly, walketh boldely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.

    10He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, & he that is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.

  • Ps 10:9-10
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    9He lyeth in waite secretly, euen as a lyon in his denne: he lyeth in waite to spoyle the poore: he doeth spoyle the poore, when he draweth him into his net.

    10He croucheth and boweth: therefore heaps of the poore doe fall by his might.

  • Prov 23:32
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    32In the ende thereof it will bite like a serpent, and hurt like a cockatrise.

  • Job 20:16
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    16He shall sucke the gall of Aspes, and the vipers tongue shall slay him.

  • Prov 6:15
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    15Therefore shall his destruction come speedily: hee shall be destroyed suddenly without recouerie.

  • Isa 8:15
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    15And many among them shall stumble, and shal fall and shalbe broken and shalbe snared and shalbe taken.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

  • Eccl 10:7
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    7I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.

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    8As I haue seene, they that plow iniquitie, and sowe wickednesse, reape the same.

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    15Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.

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    18He that walketh vprightly, shalbe saued: but he that is froward in his wayes, shall once fall.

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    13Therefore this iniquitie shalbe vnto you as a breach that falleth, or a swelling in an hie wall, whose breaking commeth suddenly in a moment.

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    1A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

  • Prov 26:17-18
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    17He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.

    18As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,

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    10Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, & into the deepe pits, that they rise not.

  • Ps 89:40
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    40Thou hast broken downe all his walles: thou hast layd his fortresses in ruine.

  • Hab 2:9
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    9Ho, he that coueteth an euil couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euil.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is plaine.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.

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    23Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.

  • 1 Cor 10:12
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    12Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth, take heede lest he fall.

  • Ps 64:8
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    8They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.

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    17Feare, and the pitte, and the snare are vpon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

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    27He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.