| Ecclesiastes 10:8 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Whoever digs a pit may fall into it. Whoever breaks through a stone wall may be bitten by a snake.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
| ASV: | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him. |
| BBE: | 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. |
| DBY: | He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him. |
| ERV: | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him. |
| JPS: | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him. |
| WBS: | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
| WEB: | He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. |
| YLT: | Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:8 Cross References |
| XREF: | Psalm 7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
Proverbs 26:27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Amos 5:19 As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him, Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall And a snake bites him. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| WES: | 10:8 An hedge - Whereby another man's fields or vineyards are distinguished, that he may either take away their fruits, or enlarge his own fields. |
| MHC: | 10:4-10 Solomon appears to caution men not to seek redress in a hasty manner, nor to yield to pride and revenge. Do not, in a passion, quit thy post of duty; wait awhile, and thou wilt find that yielding pacifies great offences. Men are not preferred according to their merit. And those are often most forward to offer help, who are least aware of the difficulties, or the consequences. The same remark is applied to the church, or the body of Christ, that all the members should have the same care one for another. |
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