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
He went to his father’s house in Ophrah and killed his 70 brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on top of a large stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
2 Samuel 18:15
and 10 young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
Esther 7:10
They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
Psalm 7:15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.
but fell into the hole he had made.
Psalm 9:15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
Proverbs 26:27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.
A serpent
Amos 5:19 It will be like a man who flees from a lion
only to have a bear confront him.
He goes home and rests his hand against the wall
only to have a snake bite him.
only to have a bear confront him.
He goes home and rests his hand against the wall
only to have a snake bite him.
Amos 9:3 If they hide themselves
on the top of Carmel,
from there I will track them down
and seize them;
if they conceal themselves
from My sight on the sea floor,
from there I will command
the sea serpent to bite them.
on the top of Carmel,
from there I will track them down
and seize them;
if they conceal themselves
from My sight on the sea floor,
from there I will command
the sea serpent to bite them.
General references
Exodus 21:33
“When a man uncovers a pit or digs a pit, and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,