Ecclesiastes 10:8

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:27 : 27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.
  • Amos 9:3 : 3 Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hidden from my sight in the bottom 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 brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
  • Judg 9:53-57 : 53 A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull. 54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, 'A woman killed him.' His young man thrust him through, and he died." 55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place. 56 Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers; 57 and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
  • 2 Sam 18:15 : 15 Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. 16 The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken. 16 Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

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