Ecclesiastes 10:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If you dig a hole, you might fall into it. If you break down a wall, you might be bitten by a snake.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:27

Whoever digs a pit can fall into it. Whoever rolls a large stone can be crushed by it.

Esther 7:10

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

Amos 9:3

If they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, I will find them there and take them from that place. If they try to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command the snake, and it will bite them.

Amos 5:19

You will be like someone who escapes from a lion only to be attacked by a bear, or like someone who goes into the safety of his house, leans against the wall, and is bitten by a snake.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not do what he suggested, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. He made plans for his family and then hanged himself. They buried him in his father’s tomb.

Judges 9:5

Abimelech went to his father’s house at Ophrah and murdered his brothers. He killed the 70 sons of his father Gideon. He killed them all at the same time, but Gideon’s youngest son hid from Abimelech and escaped. The youngest son’s name was Jotham.

2 Samuel 18:15

Ten of Joab’s young helpers gathered around Absalom and killed him.

Psalm 57:6

My enemies set a trap for my feet to bring me down. They dug a deep pit to catch me, but they fell into it. Selah

Proverbs 11:6

Doing right sets honest people free, but people who can’t be trusted are trapped by their greed.

Ecclesiastes 10:9

If you are moving large stones, you might be hurt by them. If you cut down a tree, you are in danger of it falling on you.