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Proverbs 26:27

Proverbs 26:27 is verse 27 of Proverbs chapter 26, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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

Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

Proverbs 26:25–28 · Berean Standard Bible

25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

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

28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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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.

Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Psalms 7:15
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

Psalms 7:16
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

Psalms 9:15
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

Psalms 10:2
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

Psalms 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

Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.