Proverbs 26:27

Those who dig a deep pit for other people to fall into will fall into it themselves; rocks will roll down on those who start to cause rocks to roll down to crush someone.

Translation for Translators

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

26They try to deceive people to cause them to think that they do not hate that person, but in a public meeting, the people will find out the evil things that they have done.

28Those [MTY] who tell lies to others really hate them, and those who deceive others ruin them.

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Cross References

Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then ◄the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry►.

Psalms 7:15But when they dig a deep pit to trap others, they themselves will fall into it.

Psalms 9:15It is as though the wicked people of many nations have dug a pit for me to fall into [MET], but they have fallen into that same pit. It is as if they spread out a net to catch me [MET], but their feet have been caught in that same net.

Psalms 57:6It is as if [MET, HYP] my enemies spread a net to seize me, and I became very distressed [IDM]. It is as if [MET, HYP] they dug a deep pit along the path where I walk, but they themselves fell into it! (Think about that!)

Proverbs 28:10Those who cause honest/good people to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who ◄are innocent/have not done what is wrong►.

Isaiah 3:8Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah will be destroyed, because everything that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against 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 →

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