Ecclesiastes 10:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Whoso removes stones shall be hurt by them; and he who splits wood shall be endangered by it.

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    8He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaks an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

  • Eccl 10:10-11
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    10If the iron is blunt, and he does not sharpen the edge, then he must put forth more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

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  • Prov 26:27
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    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.

  • Isa 10:15
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    15Shall the ax boast against him who cuts with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who shakes it? As if the rod should shake itself against those who lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were not wood.

  • Deut 19:5
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    5As when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies, he shall flee to one of those cities and live:

  • Prov 26:17-18
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    17He who passes by and meddles in strife not belonging to him is like one who takes a dog by the ears.

    18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 10:9-10
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    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

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  • Prov 18:9
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    9He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Hab 2:10-11
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    10You have consulted shame to your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned against your soul.

    11For the stone shall cry out from the wall, and the beam from the timber shall answer it.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Amos 5:19
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    19As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

  • Ps 7:15
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    15He made a pit, and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch he made.

  • Ps 74:5
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    5A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 11:15
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    15He who is surety for a stranger shall suffer for it, and he who hates suretyship is secure.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Job 28:9
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    9He puts forth his hand on the rock; he overturns the mountains by the roots.

  • Prov 26:6
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    6He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet, and drinks in damage.

  • Isa 31:2
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  • Exod 35:33
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    33And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of skillful work.

  • Prov 26:9
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    9Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

  • Exod 31:5
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    5And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

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    18A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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    23Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm:

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    12Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

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    13In the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who is void of understanding.

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  • Prov 22:5
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  • Exod 21:33
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    33And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

  • Ps 141:7
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    7Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, as when one cuts and splits wood upon the earth.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Isa 41:7
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    7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smooths with the hammer him that struck the anvil, saying, It is ready for the soldering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

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    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

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    18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

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  • Jer 10:3
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    7He who reproves a scoffer gets to himself shame: and he who rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot.

  • Jer 22:13
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    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.