27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
27 Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
27 If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:27
Commentary on Proverbs 26:27
(Read Proverbs 26:27)
What pains men take to do mischief to others! but it is digging a pit, it is rolling a stone, hard work; and they prepare mischief to themselves.