Proverbs
Proverbs 26:27
27He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who digs | כֹּֽרֶה־ | kō·re·hō·ša- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3738 dig |
| a pit | שַּׁ֭חַת | ša·ḥat̲ | Noun - feminine singular | H7845 pit |
| will fall | יִפֹּ֑ל | yip·pōl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| into it | בָּ֣הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| and he who rolls | וְגֹ֥לֵ֥ל | wə·ḡō·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1556 roll, roll away |
| a stone | אֶ֝בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| will have it roll back | תָּשֽׁוּב׃ | tā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| on him | אֵלָ֥יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 28:10 · Psalm 9:15 · Psalm 7:15–16 · Psalm 10:2 · Ecclesiastes 10:8 · Psalm 57:6 · Esther 7:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.