Proverbs 26:27 - Compare All Versions

Deildu

Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him. [Ps 7:15, 16; 9:15; 10:2; 57:6; Prov 28:10; Eccl 10:8]

If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.

Go ahead, set a trap for others— and then watch as it snaps back on you! Start a landslide and you’ll be the one who gets crushed.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.