Ecclesiastes 10:8
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.”Ecclesiastes 10:8
What Does Ecclesiastes 10:8 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 10:8 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 10, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Temptation.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 10:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 26:27“Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.”Proverbs 11:18“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.”Psalms 7:15“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”Esther 7:10“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.”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.”2 Samuel 17:23“And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.”Psalms 9:15“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”Proverbs 11:6“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.”Amos 9:3“And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:”Judges 9:5“And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.”Judges 9:53“And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.”Jeremiah 18:20“Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.”Proverbs 28:10“Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.”Exodus 21:33“And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;”2 Samuel 18:15“And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.”Proverbs 23:32“At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”Habakkuk 2:7“Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?”
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