Old Testament · VERSE 8

Ecclesiastes 10:8

King James Version

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

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Ecclesiastes 10:8 in context

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

Ecclesiastes 10:7

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Ecclesiastes 10:8SELECTED VERSE

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

Ecclesiastes 10:9

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

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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