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Ecclesiastes 10:8

He who digs a pit may fall into it,

and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 BSB

Ecclesiastes 10:8 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 26:27 (11 votes) and Psalm 7:15–16 (8 votes). 9 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Exodus 21 to Habakkuk 2.

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Which verses does Ecclesiastes 10:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Proverbs 26:2711 votes

    He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

  2. Psalm 7:15–168 votes

    He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

  3. Esther 7:106 votes

    So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

  4. Amos 5:196 votes

    It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

  5. 2 Samuel 17:235 votes

    When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

  6. Psalm 9:15–165 votes

    The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

  7. Amos 9:35 votes

    Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

  8. Judges 9:54 votes

    He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

  9. Judges 9:53–574 votes

    But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull. He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died. …

  10. 2 Samuel 18:152 votes

    And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 10:8?

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