Proverbs 26:27 - He who digs a pit will fall into it,And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

The arrogant have dug pits for me This phrase reflects a common biblical metaphor where enemies set traps for the righteous, symbolizing deceit and malice. In ancient times, pits were often used to capture animals, and metaphorically, they represent the schemes of the wicked against the faithful.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them. New Living Translation If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself.

For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Your wrath from them. Therefore, give their children over to famine And deliver them up to the power of the sword; And let their wives become childless and widowed. Let their men also be smitten to death,

They dug a pit in my path, but fell in it themselves. English Revised Version They have prepared a net for my steps; thy soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves.

The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your law. All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me! They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not ...

Trapping pits are deep pits dug into the ground, or built from stone, in order to trap animals. European rock drawings and cave paintings reveal that bear, moose and wolf were hunted since the Stone Age using trapping pits.

Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.

NASB The arrogant have dug pits for me, People who are not in accord with Your Law. CSB The arrogant have dug pits for me; they violate your instruction. NLT These arrogant people who hate your instructions have dug deep pits to trap me.

They dig a pit to trap others, but they are the ones who will fall into it. The trouble they cause will come back on them. They plan harm for others, but they are the ones who will be hurt.