Ecclesiastes 10:8
Strong's Lexicon
He who digs
חֹפֵ֥ר (ḥō·p̄êr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2658: 1) to dig, search for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dig 1a2) to search, search out, explore

a pit
גּוּמָּ֖ץ (gūm·māṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1475: 1) pit

may fall into it,
יִפּ֑וֹל (yip·pō·wl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5307: 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself 1d) (Pilel) to fall

and he who breaches
וּפֹרֵ֥ץ (ū·p̄ō·rêṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6555: 1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure) 1a2) to break through or down, make a breach in 1a3) to break into 1a4) to break open 1a5) to break up, break in pieces 1a6) to break out (violently) upon 1a7) to break over (limits), increase 1a8) to use violence 1a9) to burst open 1a10) to spread, distribute 1b) (Niphal) to be broken through 1c) (Pual) to be broken down 1d) (Hithpael) to break away

a wall
גָּדֵ֖ר (gā·ḏêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1447: 1) fence, wall

may be bitten
יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ (yiš·šə·ḵen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5391: 1) to bite 1a) (Qal) to bite 1b) (Piel) to bite 2) to pay, give interest, lend for interest or usury 2a) (Qal) to give interest 2b) (Hiphil) to make to give interest

by a snake.
נָחָֽשׁ׃ (nā·ḥāš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5175: 1) serpent, snake 1a) serpent 1b) image (of serpent) 1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who digs a pit may fall into it, and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

New American Standard Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.

King James Bible
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

New Living Translation
When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake.

English Standard Version
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.

New American Standard Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.

King James Bible
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who digs a pit may fall into it, and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

International Standard Version
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may suffer a snake bite.

NET Bible
One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

American Standard Version
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

English Revised Version
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
















Cross References
Psalm 7:15
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

Psalm 57:6
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Proverbs 26:27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

Ecclesiastes 10:9
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

Amos 5:19
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
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