Proverbs 26:27

Modern

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

Traditional

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

Literal

The one digging a pit, he will fall into it; and the one rolling a stone, to him it will return.

Latin

Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.

Hebrew

English

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

People often face the negative outcomes they plan for others (see Proverbs 1:17–19).

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 28:10
He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
Psalm 9:15
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Psalm 7:15–16
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Psalm 10:2
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Psalm 57:6
They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.