Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; 1 And him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
In Context
7I have seen servants upon horses, 1 And princes walking as servants on the earth. 1
Cross References
Judges 9:53And a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.
2 Samuel 18:15And ten young men that bore Joab’s armor compassed Absalom, and smote him and slew him.
Psalms 7:15Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, 1 He has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity. 1
Psalms 9:15That I may declare all thy praises 1 In the gates of the daughter of Zion: 1 I will exult in thy salvation. 1
Amos 5:19As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him; and he should spring into his house, and lean his hands upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:5-12
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones… Read the whole commentary →