Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Pit » Figurative
They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.
Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.
He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.
For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me.
The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring on him, even on Moab, the year of their visitation, says Yahweh.