Proverbs 26:27 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
World English Bible (WEB)
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.
| Whoso diggeth | כֹּֽרֶה | kōre | KOH-reh |
| a pit | שַּׁ֭חַת | šaḥat | SHA-haht |
| shall fall | בָּ֣הּ | bāh | ba |
| rolleth that he and therein: | יִפֹּ֑ל | yippōl | yee-POLE |
| a stone, | וְג֥וֹלֵֽל | wĕgôlēl | veh-ɡOH-lale |
| it will return | אֶ֝בֶן | ʾeben | EH-ven |
| upon | אֵלָ֥יו | ʾēlāyw | ay-LAV |
| him. | תָּשֽׁוּב׃ | tāšûb | ta-SHOOV |