Proverbs 26:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone– it will come back on him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:10 : 10 The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. 16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)
  • Eccl 10:8 : 8 Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Eccl 10:8-9
    2 verses
    83%

    8Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

    9One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.

  • Ps 7:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.

    16He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

  • Prov 26:28
    79%

    28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 28:10
    79%

    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 26:26
    78%

    26Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Prov 16:27
    74%

    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • Exod 21:33
    73%

    33“If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

  • Prov 11:27
    72%

    27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

  • Prov 26:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,

    19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”

  • Luke 20:18
    72%

    18Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Job 18:10
    72%

    10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

  • Ps 140:10
    72%

    10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Ps 35:8
    72%

    8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

  • Matt 21:44
    72%

    44The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Prov 21:6
    71%

    6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

  • Job 18:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.

    8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

  • Prov 28:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

    18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 29:5
    71%

    5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Job 6:27
    71%

    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

  • Prov 10:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

    10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 26:8
    70%

    8Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

  • Prov 17:13
    70%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Prov 27:3
    70%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

  • Ps 64:8
    70%

    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Prov 26:11
    70%

    11Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

  • Prov 22:8
    70%

    8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

  • Prov 22:14
    70%

    14The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.

  • Prov 26:24
    70%

    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

  • Ps 9:15
    70%

    15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

  • Prov 25:26
    69%

    26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

  • Prov 29:1
    69%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Prov 26:22
    69%

    22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.

  • Prov 6:15
    69%

    15Therefore, his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no remedy.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

  • Prov 16:30
    69%

    30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.

  • Prov 25:18
    69%

    18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

  • Num 35:23
    69%

    23or with any stone large enough that a man could die, without seeing him, and throws it at him, and he dies, even though he was not his enemy nor sought his harm,