Ecclesiastes 10:8
King James Version (KJV)
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
In context
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
- WEB World English Bible
- He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.