Other translations
American Standard Version
He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He has dug a pit and has dug it and has fallen into the ditch that he made.
Darby Bible Translation
He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
He hath made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
God's Word
He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made [for others].
Holman Christian Standard Bible
He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
International Standard Version
He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made.
NET Bible
he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.
New American Standard Bible
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
New International Version
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
New Living Translation
They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves.
Webster's Bible Translation
He made a pit, and digged it, and hath fallen into the ditch which he made.
The World English Bible
He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
EasyEnglish Bible
Wicked people want to hurt people. They are digging a deep hole for people to fall into. But they fall into the hole themselves!
Young‘s Literal Translation
A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
New Life Version
He has dug out a deep hole, and has fallen into the hole he has dug.
The Voice Bible
They prepare a trap, digging a deep pit, and fall into the snare they have made.
Living Bible
let him fall into his own trap.
New Catholic Bible
Behold, he who conceives iniquity and is pregnant with mischief will give birth to lies.
Legacy Standard Bible
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
Jubilee Bible 2000
He made a pit and deepened it and shall fall into the ditch which he made.
Christian Standard Bible
He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
Amplified Bible © 1954
He made a pit and hollowed it out and has fallen into the hole which he made [before the trap was completed].
New Century Version
They dig a hole to trap others, but they will fall into it themselves.
The Message
See that man shoveling day after day, digging, then concealing, his man-trap down that lonely stretch of road? Go back and look again—you’ll see him in it headfirst, legs waving in the breeze. That’s what happens: mischief backfires; violence boomerangs.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He digs a pit and scoops it out, and he will fall into the hole he has made.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made.
Good News Translation®
But in the traps they set for others, they themselves get caught.
Wycliffe Bible
He opened a pit, and digged it out; and he fell into the ditch which he made. (He opened a pit, and dug it out; but he himself shall fall into the ditch, which he hath made.)
Contemporary English Version
Such people dig a deep hole, then fall in it themselves.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole which he has made.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made.
Common English Bible © 2011
They make a pit, dig it all out, and then fall right into the hole that they’ve made!
Amplified Bible © 2015
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
English Standard Version Anglicised
He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Consider how one conceives iniquity; is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to deception.
New American Standard Bible
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
The Expanded Bible
They dig a ·hole [pit] ·to trap others [L and dig it deep], but they will fall into it themselves.
Tree of Life Version
Look! The one pregnant with trouble conceives mischief and brings forth deceit.
Revised Standard Version
He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole which he has made.
New International Reader's Version
Whoever digs a hole and shovels it out falls into the pit they have made.
BRG Bible
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Complete Jewish Bible
Look how the wicked is pregnant with evil; he conceives trouble, gives birth to lies.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
He makes a pit, and digs it, and is fallen into the shachat (pit) which he made.
Names of God Bible
He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made for others.
Modern English Version
He who digs a hole and hollows it will then fall into his own pit.
Easy-to-Read Version
They dig a pit to trap others, but they are the ones who will fall into it.
International Children’s Bible
They dig a hole to trap other people. But they will fall into it themselves.
Lexham English Bible
He makes a pit and digs it out, then falls in the trap he has made.
New International Version - UK
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.