27He 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 digsכֹּֽרֶה־H3738Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulara pitשַּׁ֭חַתH7845Noun - feminine singularwill fallיִפֹּ֑לH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularinto itבָּ֣הּPreposition | third person feminine singularand he who rollsוְגֹ֥לֵ֥לH1556Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulara stoneאֶ֝בֶןH68Noun - feminine singularwill have it roll backתָּשֽׁוּב׃H7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularon himאֵלָ֥יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singular