Proverbs 26:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.”

Proverbs 26:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 26:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.”

Proverbs 26:27 — World English Bible

Proverbs 26:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.”

Proverbs 26:27 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.”

Proverbs 26:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.”

Proverbs 26:27 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that diggeth a pit shall fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.”

Proverbs 26:27 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:27 in Context — Proverbs 26

25 Quando ele [te] falar agradavelmente com sua voz, não acredites nele; porque há sete abominações em seu coração;

26 Cujo ódio está encoberto pelo engano; sua maldade será descoberta na congregação.

27 Quem cava uma cova, nela cairá; e quem rola uma pedra, esta voltará sobre ele.

28 A língua falsa odeia aos que ela atormenta; e a boca lisonjeira opera ruína.

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What Does Proverbs 26:27 Mean?

Proverbs 26:27 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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