Parallel Verses
Amplified
He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Holman Bible
and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
International Standard Version
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may suffer a snake bite.
A Conservative Version
He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
American Standard Version
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Bible in Basic English
He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
Darby Translation
He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Julia Smith Translation
He digging a ditch shall fall into it; he breaking down a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
King James 2000
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whosoever breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever breaks through a wall, a snake will bite him.
Modern King James verseion
He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks a hedge, a snake shall bite him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But he that diggeth up a pit, shall fall therein himself; and whoso breaketh down the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
NET Bible
One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
New Heart English Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a serpent.
The Emphasized Bible
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, may fall, - and, he that breaketh through a hedge, there may bite him a serpent.
Webster
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
World English Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Themes
Hedges » Danger of breaking through
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Interlinear
Naphal
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 10:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Accidents Happen'Even To Professionals
7
I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the ground.
8 He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall.
Cross References
Amos 5:19
It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger]
And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway],
Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.
Proverbs 26:27
Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.
Judges 9:5
Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and murdered his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, [in a public execution] on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left alive, because he had hidden himself.
Judges 9:53-57
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone [down] on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.
2 Samuel 17:23
Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men, Joab’s armor bearers, surrounded and struck Absalom and killed him.
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
Psalm 7:15-16
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
Psalm 9:15-16
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
Amos 9:3
“Though they hide on the summit of [Mount] Carmel,
I will track them down and take them from there;
And though they hide from My sight on the floor of the sea,
From there I shall command the serpent and it will bite them.