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Proverbs 26:27

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27oWhoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein:

And he that rolleth a stone, it will preturn upon him.

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Cross references

  1. och. 28. 10. Ecclus. 27. 26. See Ps. 7. 15.
  2. pPs. 7. 16.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,

and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;

if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who digs a pit will fall into it,

and whoever rolls a stone—

it will come back on him.

NLTNew Living Translation

If you set a trap for others,

you will get caught in it yourself.

If you roll a boulder down on others,

it will crush you instead.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who digs a pit, in it he will fall,

and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.

KJV 1900King James Version

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein:

And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.