Proverbs 26:27
25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
- KJV
- Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
- WEB
- Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
- ASV
- Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
- DARBY
- Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
- BLB
- The one digging a pit, he will fall into it; and the one rolling a stone, to him it will return.
- ÅB
- Den som graver en grav, skal falle i den, og den som velter en stein opp, på ham skal den rulle tilbake.
- OTB
- Den som graver en grop vil falle i den; om noen velter en stein, vil den rulle tilbake på dem.
- B1930
- Den som graver en grav, skal falle i den, og den som velter en sten op, på ham skal den rulle tilbake.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 28:10
He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
Read in contextPsalms 9:15
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Read in contextPsalms 7:15–16
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Read in contextPsalms 10:2
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Read in contextPsalms 57:6
They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
Read in contextEsther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
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