New English Translation
Proverbs 26:27
27The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone – it will come back on him.
Proverbs 26:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Context of Proverbs 26:27
25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him. 26Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly. The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone – it will come back on him. 28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:27 word by word
כֹּֽרֶה־שַּׁ֭חַת בָּ֣הּ יִפֹּ֑ל וְגֹ֥לֵ֥ל אֶ֝בֶן אֵלָ֥יו תָּשֽׁוּב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 26:27
- Proverbs 28:10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.
- Psalms 7:15he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.
- Psalms 9:15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
- Psalms 10:2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
- Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)
- Ecclesiastes 10:8One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Commentaries on Proverbs 26:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Whoso diggeth a pit - See note on Psalm 7:15. There is a Latin proverb like this: Malum consilium consultori pessimum, "A bad counsel, but worst to the giver." Harm watch; harm catch.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Rolleth a stone - The illustration refers, probably, to the use made of stones in the rough warfare of an earlier age. Compare Judges 9:53; 2 Samuel 11:21. The man is supposed to be rolling the stone up to the heights.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 What pains men take to do mischief to others! but it is digging a pit, it is rolling a stone, hard work; and they prepare mischief to themselves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27People often face the negative outcomes they plan for others (see Proverbs 1:17–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. Deceit will at last be exposed, and the wicked by their own arts often bring on retribution (compare Pr 12:13; Psa 7:16; 9:17, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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