Psalms 7:15

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“He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.”

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BSBPD

“He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 7:15 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
  2. Job 4:8As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
  3. Job 6:27You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
  4. Job 15:35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
  5. Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
  6. Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
  7. Psalms 35:7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
  8. Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
  9. Psalms 94:13to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
  10. Psalms 119:85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
  11. Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
  12. Psalms 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
  13. Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
  14. Proverbs 26:27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
  15. Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
  16. Isaiah 33:11You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
  17. Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
  18. Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
  19. Daniel 6:25Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

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