Proverbs 26:27
Those who dig pits to trap others will fall in themselves, and those who start boulders rolling will be crushed themselves.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
In Context
26Even though their hatred may be hidden by cunning tricks, their evil will be revealed to everyone.
28If you tell lies, you show you hate your victims; if you flatter people, you cause disaster.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole that he had set up for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king died down.
Psalms 7:15They dig a deep hole to catch people, but then fall into it themselves.
Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
Psalms 57:6They set a trap to catch me. I was so depressed. They dug a pit on my path but they were the ones who fell into it. Selah.
Proverbs 28:10Those who lead good people astray into evil ways will fall into their own traps, but the innocent will receive a good reward.
Isaiah 3:8For Jerusalem has collapsed and Judah has fallen because of what they said and did in opposition to the Lord, rebelling right in front of him.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:25-27
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. There is cause to complain, not only of the want of sincerity in men's profession of friendship, and that they do not love so well as they pretend nor will serve their friends so much as they promise, but, which is much worse, of wicked designs in the… Read the whole commentary →