Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
General references
Bible References
That
Judges 9:5
And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brothers the sons of Jerubba'al, seventy men, upon one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubba'al was left, for he hid himself.
2 Samuel 17:23
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose and went to his house, to his city, and gave charge to his household, and hanged himself, and he died; and he was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men that bore Joab's armour surrounded and smote Absalom, and killed him.
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. And the king's wrath was appeased.
Psalm 7:15
He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.
Psalm 9:15
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
Proverbs 26:27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
A serpent
Amos 5:19
as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Amos 9:3
and though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them;
General references
Exodus 21:33
And if a man open a pit, or if a man dig a pit, and do not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall into it,