27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:27
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 27
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He who digs כֹּֽרֶה־ H3738 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular a pit שַּׁ֭חַת H7845 Noun - feminine singular will fall יִפֹּ֑ל H5307 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular into it בָּ֣הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular and he who rolls וְגֹ֥לֵ֥ל H1556 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular a stone אֶ֝בֶן H68 Noun - feminine singular will have it roll back תָּשֽׁוּב׃ H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular on him אֵלָ֥יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular