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Ecclesiastes 10:8
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The one who digs a pit may fall into it,and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
One who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite one who breaks through a wall.
Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it; anyone who knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake;
He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall.
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He that diggeth a pit, shall fal into it, and he yt breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
If you dig a pit, you might fall in; if you break down a wall, a snake might bite you.
He who digs a pit may fall into it; he who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
If you dig a hole, you might fall into it. If you break down a wall, you might be bitten by a snake.
He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and he who breaks a hedge will be bitten by a serpent.
If you dig a pit, you fall in it; if you break through a wall, a snake bites you.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever breaks through a wall, a snake will bite him.
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and one breaking a wall, a snake may bite him.
But he yt dyggeth vp a pytt, shall fall therin himself: & who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shal byte him.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it; and who so breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
But he that diggeth vp a pitte, shall fall therin hym selfe: and who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shall byte hym.
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.
He that diggith a diche, schal falle in to it; and an eddre schal bite hym, that distrieth an hegge.
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He who digs a pit will fall into it, And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake.
He who digs a deep hole may fall into it. And a snake may bite him who breaks through a wall.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a snake.
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, may fall, - and, he that breaketh through a hedge, there may bite him a serpent.
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
He who digs a pit will fall into it; and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Caution: The trap you set might catch you. Warning: Your accomplice in crime might double-cross you.
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: Judges 9:5, Judges 9:53-57, 2 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 18:15, Esther 7:10, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 9:16, Proverbs 26:27
a serpent: Amos 5:19, Amos 9:3
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:33 - General Proverbs 11:6 - but Proverbs 11:18 - wicked Proverbs 23:32 - biteth Proverbs 28:10 - he shall Jeremiah 18:20 - digged Habakkuk 2:7 - bite
Cross-References
And they will make waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the edge of the sword: he will give us salvation from the Assyrian when he comes into our country, when his feet come inside the limit of our land.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it,.... This and the three following clauses are proverbial expressions, teaching men to be wise and cautious, lest by their conduct they bring mischief upon themselves; as it often is, the one that digs a pit for another, falls into it himself, as the wise man's father before him had observed, Psalms 7:15; as kings that lay snares for their people, and subjects that plot against their sovereign; or courtiers that form schemes for the rain of those that are in their way; or any man that devises mischief against another, frequently so it is, that the same befalls them; as Haman, who prepared a gallows for Mordecai, was hanged on it himself;
and whoso breaketh an hedge a serpent shall bite him; which often lies hid in fences, in old walls, and rotten hedges s, Amos 5:19; so he that breaks down the hedges and fences of kingdoms and commonwealths, and breaks through the fundamental laws of a civil constitution, and especially that transgresses the laws of God, moral or civil, may expect to smart for it. Jarchi interprets this hedge of the sayings of their wise men, which those that transgress shall suffer death by the hand of heaven: but it would be much better to apply it to the doctrines contained in the word of God, which are a hedge and fence to the church of God, and whoever transgress them will suffer for it; see 2 John 1:8; The Targum, by the "serpent", understands an ungodly king, who bites like a serpent, into whose hands such transgressors shall be delivered: and some have thought of the old serpent the devil, as Alshech, who deceived Adam and Eve.
s Nicander apud Bochart. Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 1. c. 4. col. 26.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The figures seem to be taken from the work of building up and pulling down houses. In their general application, they recommend the man who would act wisely to be cautious when taking any step in life which involves risk.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
Breaketh an hedge - Rather: “breaks through a wall.”
Serpent - The habit of snakes is to nestle in a chink of a wall, or among stones (compare Amos 5:19).
Ecclesiastes 10:9
Be endangered - Rather: “cut himself.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ecclesiastes 10:8. Whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. — While spoiling his neighbour's property, he himself may come to greater mischief: while pulling out the sticks, he may be bit by a serpent, who has his nest there. Some have supposed that נחש nachash here means a thorn; perhaps from the similarity of its prick to the serpent's sting. He who forces his way through a hedge will be pricked by the thorns.
