Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh down a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Noyes Bible
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, and princes walking as servants on foot.
Cross References
Psalms 7:15He made a pit and digged it. And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.
Amos 5:19As if a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him; Or went into a house and leaned his hand on a wall, And a serpent bit 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 →