Proverbs 26:27 NIV

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 26:1-28

Proverbs 26:1 . As snow in summer, which beats down the fruits; and as rain in harvest, which causes the corn to shoot in the ear; so is honour incongruous to a fool. He shames his laurels, he wastes his money, and dishonours his station. Proverbs 26:2 . As the bird by wandering: ut passer ad vagandum, et ut hirundo ad gyrandum, &c.: as the sparrow by vagrating, and as the swallow by flying round to a warmer climate, and returning to build her nest in the same house; so a... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 26:24-27

Proverbs 26:24-27He that hateth dissembleth with his lips.Clandestine hatredI. It is often greatly disguised. “Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.II. It is excessively corrupt. “When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.” The word number “seven,” in Scripture, denotes “fulness” or “completeness.” The idea here is, that such a man’s heart is full of abominations.III. It is liable to exposure. “Whose hatred is... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 26:27

Pro 26:27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. Ver. 27. Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall thereinto. ] This is the same with Psalms 7:15 , from which it seems to be taken; See Trapp on " Psa 7:15 " Heathen writers have many proverbs to like purpose. See Erasm. Chiliad. And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. ] Cardinal Benno relates a memorable story of Pope Hildebrand, or Gregory VII, that he hired a base fellow to lay a... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 26:27

diggeth: Proverbs 28:10, Esther 7:10, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 57:6, Ecclesiastes 10:8 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 18:20 - digged read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 26:27

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.Rolleth — Up the hill with design to do mischief to some person. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 26:27

27. Diggeth a pit That is, with evil intent. Shall fall therein There are many facts illustrative of this proverb. Wicked men often involve themselves in the mischief they intend for others. Witness Haman, in the Book of Esther. Compare Ecclesiastes 10:8; Matthew 7:2; Psalms 9:15; Psalms 37:8. read more