New King James Version
Proverbs 26:27
27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll 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 Living Translation (NLT)If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.
Context of Proverbs 26:27
25When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart; 26Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. 28A lying tongue hates those who are 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 28:10Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, He himself will fall into his own pit; But the blameless will inherit good.
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
- Psalms 7:15He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
- Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
- Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah
- Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit will fall into it, And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
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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