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
to his father's house in Ophrah. There he murdered his own brothers, Jerubbaal's sons all 70 of them in one place. But Jerubbaal's youngest son Jotham survived by hiding himself.
2 Samuel 17:23
Meanwhile, when Ahithophel observed that his counsel was not being acted upon, he saddled his donkey, got up, and left for his hometown. Leaving behind a set of orders for his household, he hanged himself. After his death he was buried in his father's tomb.
2 Samuel 18:15
Ten young men who served as Joab's personal assistants then surrounded Absalom, striking him repeatedly and killing him.
Esther 7:10
The king said, "Hang him on it." So they hanged Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and then the king's anger subsided.
Psalm 7:15
He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made.
Psalm 9:15
The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set.
Proverbs 26:27
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the stone will come back on whoever starts it rolling.
A serpent
Amos 5:19
It will be like a man who runs from a lion, only to encounter a bear; or who comes home, leans his hand against a wall, and a serpent bites him!
Amos 9:3
Even if they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search and seize them. Even if they hide from my sight in the depths of the sea, from there I will order the serpent to strike them.
General references
Exodus 21:33
If a man opens a pit or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or donkey falls into it,