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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 26:27
Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The one who digs a pit will fall into it,and whoever rolls a stone—it will come back on him.
The one who digs a pit will fall into it,and whoever rolls a stone—it will come back on him.
Hebrew Names Version
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
King James Version
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
English Standard Version
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
New American Standard Bible
One who digs a pit will fall into it, And one who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
One who digs a pit will fall into it, And one who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
New Century Version
Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.
Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.
Amplified Bible
Whoever digs a pit [for another man's feet] will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.
Whoever digs a pit [for another man's feet] will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.
World English Bible
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that diggeth a pit shal fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.
He that diggeth a pit shal fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who digs a pit will fall into it,And he who rolls a stone, it will turn back on him.
He who digs a pit will fall into it,And he who rolls a stone, it will turn back on him.
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.
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Contemporary English Version
If you dig a pit, you will fall in; if you start a stone rolling, it will roll back on you.
If you dig a pit, you will fall in; if you start a stone rolling, it will roll back on you.
Complete Jewish Bible
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.
Darby Translation
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Whoever digs a pit can fall into it. Whoever rolls a large stone can be crushed by it.
Whoever digs a pit can fall into it. Whoever rolls a large stone can be crushed by it.
George Lamsa Translation
He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and he who rolls a stone, it will return upon him.
He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and he who rolls a stone, it will return upon him.
Good News Translation
People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.
People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.
Lexham English Bible
He who digs a pit, in it he will fall, and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
He who digs a pit, in it he will fall, and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
Literal Translation
He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who rolls a stone shall have it turn back on him.
He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who rolls a stone shall have it turn back on him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so dyggeth vp a pytt, shal fal therin: and he yt weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it hymselfe.
Who so dyggeth vp a pytt, shal fal therin: and he yt weltreth a stone, shal stomble vpon it hymselfe.
American Standard Version
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Bible in Basic English
He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
King James Version (1611)
Whoso diggeth a pit, shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will returne vpon him.
Whoso diggeth a pit, shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will returne vpon him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who so diggeth vp a pit, shal fall therin: and he that rolleth vp a stone, it wyl returne vpon hym.
Who so diggeth vp a pit, shal fall therin: and he that rolleth vp a stone, it wyl returne vpon hym.
English Revised Version
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that delueth a diche, schal falle in to it; and if a man walewith a stoon, it schal turne ayen to hym.
He that delueth a diche, schal falle in to it; and if a man walewith a stoon, it schal turne ayen to hym.
Update Bible Version
Whoever digs a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolls a stone, it shall return on him.
Whoever digs a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolls a stone, it shall return on him.
Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever diggeth a pit shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Whoever diggeth a pit shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
New English Translation
The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone—it will come back on him.
The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone—it will come back on him.
New King James Version
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
New Living Translation
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.
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.
New Life Bible
He who digs a deep hole will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it return upon him.
He who digs a deep hole will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it return upon him.
New Revised Standard
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, shall fall, and, he that rolleth a stone, upon himself, shall it return.
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, shall fall, and, he that rolleth a stone, upon himself, shall it return.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him.
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him.
Revised Standard Version
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling.
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Contextual Overview
27 Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
diggeth: Proverbs 28:10, Esther 7:10, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 57:6, Ecclesiastes 10:8
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 18:20 - digged
Cross-References
Genesis 26:16
Finally, Abimelech told Isaac: "Leave. You've become far too big for us."
Finally, Abimelech told Isaac: "Leave. You've become far too big for us."
Judges 11:7
But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead: "But you hate me. You kicked me out of my family home. So why are you coming to me now? Because you are in trouble. Right?"
But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead: "But you hate me. You kicked me out of my family home. So why are you coming to me now? Because you are in trouble. Right?"
Acts 7:9
"But then those ‘fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though—he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs.
"But then those ‘fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though—he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs.
Acts 7:27
"The one who had started the fight said, ‘Who put you in charge of us? Are you going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday?' When Moses heard that, realizing that the word was out, he ran for his life and lived in exile over in Midian. During the years of exile, two sons were born to him.
"The one who had started the fight said, ‘Who put you in charge of us? Are you going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday?' When Moses heard that, realizing that the word was out, he ran for his life and lived in exile over in Midian. During the years of exile, two sons were born to him.
Acts 7:35
"This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, ‘Who put you in charge of us?' This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer. He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years. This is the Moses who said to his congregation, ‘God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.' This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us, words our fathers would have nothing to do with. "They craved the old Egyptian ways, whining to Aaron, ‘Make us gods we can see and follow. This Moses who got us out here miles from nowhere—who knows what's happened to him!' That was the time when they made a calf-idol, brought sacrifices to it, and congratulated each other on the wonderful religious program they had put together. "God wasn't at all pleased; but he let them do it their way, worship every new god that came down the pike—and live with the consequences, consequences described by the prophet Amos: Did you bring me offerings of animals and grains those forty wilderness years, O Israel? Hardly. You were too busy building shrines to war gods, to sex goddesses, Worshiping them with all your might. That's why I put you in exile in Babylon. "And all this time our ancestors had a tent shrine for true worship, made to the exact specifications God provided Moses. They had it with them as they followed Joshua, when God cleared the land of pagans, and still had it right down to the time of David. David asked God for a permanent place for worship. But Solomon built it. "Yet that doesn't mean that Most High God lives in a building made by carpenters and masons. The prophet Isaiah put it well when he wrote, "Heaven is my throne room; I rest my feet on earth. So what kind of house will you build me?" says God. "Where I can get away and relax? It's already built, and I built it." "And you continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on your hearts, flaps on your ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit, you're just like your ancestors. Was there ever a prophet who didn't get the same treatment? Your ancestors killed anyone who dared talk about the coming of the Just One. And you've kept up the family tradition—traitors and murderers, all of you. You had God's Law handed to you by angels—gift-wrapped!—and you squandered it!" At that point they went wild, a rioting mob of catcalls and whistles and invective. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, hardly noticed—he only had eyes for God, whom he saw in all his glory with Jesus standing at his side. He said, "Oh! I see heaven wide open and the Son of Man standing at God's side!" Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede, they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them. As the rocks rained down, Stephen prayed, "Master Jesus, take my life." Then he knelt down, praying loud enough for everyone to hear, "Master, don't blame them for this sin"—his last words. Then he died.
"This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, ‘Who put you in charge of us?' This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer. He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years. This is the Moses who said to his congregation, ‘God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.' This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us, words our fathers would have nothing to do with. "They craved the old Egyptian ways, whining to Aaron, ‘Make us gods we can see and follow. This Moses who got us out here miles from nowhere—who knows what's happened to him!' That was the time when they made a calf-idol, brought sacrifices to it, and congratulated each other on the wonderful religious program they had put together. "God wasn't at all pleased; but he let them do it their way, worship every new god that came down the pike—and live with the consequences, consequences described by the prophet Amos: Did you bring me offerings of animals and grains those forty wilderness years, O Israel? Hardly. You were too busy building shrines to war gods, to sex goddesses, Worshiping them with all your might. That's why I put you in exile in Babylon. "And all this time our ancestors had a tent shrine for true worship, made to the exact specifications God provided Moses. They had it with them as they followed Joshua, when God cleared the land of pagans, and still had it right down to the time of David. David asked God for a permanent place for worship. But Solomon built it. "Yet that doesn't mean that Most High God lives in a building made by carpenters and masons. The prophet Isaiah put it well when he wrote, "Heaven is my throne room; I rest my feet on earth. So what kind of house will you build me?" says God. "Where I can get away and relax? It's already built, and I built it." "And you continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on your hearts, flaps on your ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit, you're just like your ancestors. Was there ever a prophet who didn't get the same treatment? Your ancestors killed anyone who dared talk about the coming of the Just One. And you've kept up the family tradition—traitors and murderers, all of you. You had God's Law handed to you by angels—gift-wrapped!—and you squandered it!" At that point they went wild, a rioting mob of catcalls and whistles and invective. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, hardly noticed—he only had eyes for God, whom he saw in all his glory with Jesus standing at his side. He said, "Oh! I see heaven wide open and the Son of Man standing at God's side!" Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede, they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them. As the rocks rained down, Stephen prayed, "Master Jesus, take my life." Then he knelt down, praying loud enough for everyone to hear, "Master, don't blame them for this sin"—his last words. Then he died.
Revelation 3:9
"And watch as I take those who call themselves true believers but are nothing of the kind, pretenders whose true membership is in the club of Satan—watch as I strip off their pretensions and they're forced to acknowledge it's you that I've loved.
"And watch as I take those who call themselves true believers but are nothing of the kind, pretenders whose true membership is in the club of Satan—watch as I strip off their pretensions and they're forced to acknowledge it's you that I've loved.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein,.... That devises mischief against others, it shall come upon himself. The allusion is to the digging of pits for catching wild beasts, which are slightly covered with earth; and which sometimes the pursuers, through inadvertency, fall into themselves; the passage seems to be taken from Psalms 7:15;
and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him; that rolls a stone up hill, if he does not take care, it will return back, and fall with great force upon himself; so the mischief which a wicked man labours hard at, as men do in digging a pit, or rolling a stone, in time rolls back upon themselves; the measure they mete out to others is measured to them. Jarchi makes mention of an "hagadah", or exposition, which illustrates this passage, by the case of Abimelech; who slew threescore and ten persons on one stone, and was himself killed with a piece of a millstone cast upon him, Judges 9:18; this may put in mind of the fable of Sisyphus o, feigned in hell to roll a great stone to the top of a mountain, which presently falling down on his head, made his labour fruitless.
o "Aut petis aut urges ruitum, Sisyphe, saxum", Ovid. Metamorph. l. 4. v. 460.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Rolleth 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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 26:27. Whoso diggeth a pit — Psalms 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.
