Verse Comparison: Proverbs 26:27
American Standard Version
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Amplified® Bible
Whoever digs a pit [for another man's feet] shall fall into it himself, and he who rolls a stone [up a height to do mischief], it will return upon him.
Contemporary English Version
If you dig a pit, you will fall in; if you start a stone rolling, it will roll back on you.
Darby English Version
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Good News Bible
People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.
King James Version
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
New American Standard Bible
He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
New International Version
If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it;
if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
New King James Version
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Revised Standard Version
He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.
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