Proverbs 26:27
He that diggeth a pit shall fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
26Hatred may be couered by deceite: but the malice thereof shall be discouered in the congregation.
28A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruine.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the tree, that he had prepared for Mordecai: then was the Kings wrath pacified.
Psalms 7:15Hee hath made a pitte and digged it, and is fallen into the pit that he made.
Psalms 9:15The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken.
Psalms 57:6They haue layd a net for my steps: my soule is pressed downe: they haue digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the mids of it. Selah.
Proverbs 28:10He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit, and the vpright shall inherite good things.
Isaiah 3:8Doubtlesse Ierusalem is fallen, and Iudah is fallen downe, because their tongue and workes are against the Lord, to prouoke the eyes of his glory.
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 →