Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
He digging a ditch shall fall into it; he breaking down 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.
A Conservative Version
He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
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.
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 saw servants upon horses, and chiefs going as servants upon the earth. 8 He digging a ditch shall fall into it; he breaking down a wall, a serpent shall bite him. 9 He removing stones; shall suffer pain by them; and he cleaving woods asunder shall be endangered by them.
Cross References
Amos 5:19
According as a man will flee from the face of the lion and the bear struck upon him, and he came into the house and leaned his hand upon the wall, and the serpent bit him.
Proverbs 26:27
He digging a pit shall fall into it: and he rolling a stone it shall turn back upon him.
Judges 9:5
And he will come to his father's house at Ophrah, and will kill his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men upon one stone: and Jotham the young son of Jerubbaal will be left, for he was hid.
Judges 9:53-57
And one woman will cast a piece of the upper mill-stone upon the head of Abimelech, and she will break his skull
2 Samuel 17:23
And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not done, and he will saddle the ass and rise and go to his house to his city, and command his house, and he will strangle himself and die. And he will be buried in the grave of his father.
2 Samuel 18:15
And ten boys lifting up Joab's arms will surround and strike Absalom, and kill him.
Esther 7:10
And they will hang Haman upon the tree that he preps for Mordecai. And the wrath of the king subsided.
Psalm 7:15-16
He dug a pit, and he will dig it out, and he will fall into the pitfall he will make.
Psalm 9:15-16
The nations sank into the pit they made: in the net they hid, their foot was taken by it
Amos 9:3
And if they shall hide in the head of Carmel, from thence will I search and take them; and if they shall be concealed from before mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, from thence I will command the serpent, and he bit them.