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Proverbs 26:27
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Proverbs 26:27
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Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
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Proverbs 26:27 in Other Translations
KJV
27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
ESV
27
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
NLT
27
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.
MSG
27
Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.
CSB
27
The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone- it will come back on him.
Proverbs 26:27 In-Context
25
Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.
26
Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
28
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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3
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Psalms 7:15
2.
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Esther 6:13
3.
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Esther 2:23
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Esther 7:9
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Psalms 35:8
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Psalms 141:10
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Proverbs 28:10
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Proverbs 29:6
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Isaiah 50:11
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