KJV ORIGINAL
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it himself, and whoever rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is teaching that when you try to harm others, you often end up hurting yourself instead.
📚 Historical Context
This proverb reflects ancient Middle Eastern wisdom about cause and effect, where digging pits and rolling stones were common ways people would try to trap enemies or cause harm. Solomon and other wisdom writers used these everyday images that people could easily understand to teach moral lessons about how our actions have consequences.
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