Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Holman Bible
and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
International Standard Version
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may suffer a snake bite.
American Standard Version
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Amplified
He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall.
Bible in Basic English
He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
Darby Translation
He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Julia Smith Translation
He digging a ditch shall fall into it; he breaking down a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
King James 2000
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whosoever breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever breaks through a wall, a snake will bite him.
Modern King James verseion
He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks a hedge, a snake shall bite him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But he that diggeth up a pit, shall fall therein himself; and whoso breaketh down the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
NET Bible
One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
New Heart English Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a serpent.
The Emphasized Bible
He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, may fall, - and, he that breaketh through a hedge, there may bite him a serpent.
Webster
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
World English Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Themes
Hedges » Danger of breaking through
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Interlinear
Naphal
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 10:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Accidents Happen'Even To Professionals
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and rulers walking like servants upon the earth. 8 He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him. 9 He who hews out stones shall be hurt therewith, [and] he who splits wood is endangered thereby.
Cross References
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.
Proverbs 26:27
He who digs a pit shall fall in it, and he who rolls a stone, it shall return upon him.
Judges 9:5
And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy men, upon one stone, but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
Judges 9:53-57
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
2 Samuel 17:23
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and got home to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself. And he died, and was buried in the sepulcher of his father.
2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men who bore Joab's armor encompassed about and smote Absalom, and killed him.
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath was pacified.
Psalm 7:15-16
He has made a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalm 9:15-16
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
Amos 9:3
And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there. And though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.