Ecclesiastes 10:8

Easy To Read Version

A person that digs a hole might fall into it. A person that knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:23

Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice. Ahithophel put a saddle on his donkey and went back to his home town. He made plans for his family and then he hanged himself. After Ahithophel died, the people buried him in his father’s tomb. [101]

2 Samuel 18:15

Joab had ten young soldiers who helped him in battle. These ten men gathered around Absalom and killed him.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the hanging post he had built for Mordecai. Then the king stopped being angry.

Psalm 57:6

My enemies set a trap for me.\par They are trying to trap me.\par They dug a deep pit for me to fall into.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [337]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 11:6

Goodness saves the honest person. But evil people are trapped by the bad things they want.

Proverbs 26:27

If a person tries to trap another person, then he will trap himself. If a person tries to roll a stone over another person, he will be crushed himself.

Ecclesiastes 10:9

A person that moves large stones might be hurt by them. And a person that cuts trees is in danger—\{the trees might fall on him\}.

Amos 5:19

You will be like a man\par that escapes a lion\par only to be attacked by a bear!\par You will be like a man\par that goes into the safety of his house,\par leans against the wall,\par and is bitten by a snake!\par

Amos 9:3

If they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, {\cf2\super [112]} \par I will find them there,\par and I will take them from that place.\par If they try to hide from me\par at the bottom of the sea,\par I will command the snake,\par and it will bite them.\par

Judges 9:5

Abimelech went to his father’s house at Ophrah. Abimelech murdered his brothers. Abimelech killed the 70 sons of his father, Jerub Baal (Gideon). He killed them all at the same time. [78] But Jerub Baal’s youngest son hid from Abimelech and escaped. The youngest son’s name was Jotham.