Ecclesiastes 10:8
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כָּרָה
kârâh
properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
בּוֹר
bôwr
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
שׂוּךְ
sûwk
to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation, protection or restraint)
נָשַׁךְ
nâshak
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּרָה kârâh
properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
Study H3738 →נָשַׁךְ nâshak
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
Study H5391 →שׂוּךְ sûwk
to entwine, i.e. shut in (for formation, protection or restraint)
Study H7753 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →Cross References
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
As 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.
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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 ...
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