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Ecclesiastes 10:8

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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
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  1. Proverbs 26:27Rank 1 from verse 8
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    27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

  2. Psalms 7:15–16Rank 2 from verse 8
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    15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

    16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

  3. Amos 5:19Rank 3 from verse 8
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    19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

  4. Esther 7:10Rank 4 from verse 8
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    10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

  5. 2 Samuel 17:23Rank 5 from verse 8
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    23¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

  6. Amos 9:3Rank 6 from verse 8
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    3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

  7. Psalms 9:15–16Rank 7 from verse 8
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    15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

    16The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

  8. Judges 9:5Rank 8 from verse 8
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    5And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

  9. Judges 9:53–57Rank 9 from verse 8
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    53And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.

    54Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

    55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

    56¶ Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

    57And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

  10. 2 Samuel 18:15Rank 10 from verse 8
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    15And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

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Ecclesiastes 10:8

COMBINED MEANING

pit

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Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hedge

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Sense 1: A fence, thicket, wall, or protective enclosure. Sense 2: Figuratively, a barrier or defense. As a verb, to enclose or obstruct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bite

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Sense 1: To seize, pierce, or wound with the teeth. Sense 2: Figuratively, to injure, vex, or consume another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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10:8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

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10:9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

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