Ecclesiastes 10:8
“He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 10:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wer eine Grube gräbt, kann hineinfallen; und wer eine Mauer einreißt, den kann eine Schlange beißen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El que hiciere el hoyo caerá en él; y el que aportillare el vallado, morderále la serpiente.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quem cavar uma cova, nela cairá; e quem romper um muro, uma cobra o morderá.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Aquele que cava um buraco pode cair nele e, sempre que alguém derruba um muro, uma cobra pode picá-lo.
📖 Ecclesiastes 10:8 in Context
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
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