Psalm 7:15
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Cross-reference
Psalm 9:15 directly echoes the theme: nations sink in the pit they made — a clear parallel to the wicked falling into their own trap.
Psalm 9:16 reinforces the same idea: the wicked are snared by their own hands — a parallel statement of divine justice.
Psalm 35:7 also uses pit-digging imagery — enemies dig a pit for the psalmist, while here the wicked fall into their own pit.
Psalm 35:8 uses the same net-and-pit imagery: the wicked are ensnared by the trap they hid — a strong parallel to self-inflicted downfall.
Psalm 119:85 mentions insolent digging pitfalls — same pit-digging image as the wicked's self-destructive trap here.
Psalm 141:10 explicitly states the wicked fall into their own nets — a direct parallel to the self-made pit of Psalm 7:15.
In Psalm 37:15, the wicked's own sword pierces their heart, mirroring the self-destruction of the pit-digger in Psalm 7:15.
In Psalm 57:6, the same image appears: enemies dig a pit and fall into it themselves, directly paralleling the self-trap theme.
Psalm 10:2 expands the principle to schemes: the wicked are caught in their own devices, similar to falling into a self-dug pit.
Psalm 94:13 shifts the agent: God digs a pit for the wicked, whereas Psalm 7:15 has the wicked digging for others — similar outcome, different doer.
Esther 7:10 narrates Haman hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai — a historical fulfillment of the principle in Psalm 7:15.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 repeats the same proverb about digging a pit and falling into it, emphasizing the inevitability of consequences.
Proverbs 26:27 states the exact same proverb — digging a pit leads to falling into it — reinforcing the principle of poetic justice.
Proverbs 5:22 describes the wicked being caught by their own sins — the same self-entrapment as falling into one's own pit.
In Job 5:13, the same principle applies: the cunning are caught in their own schemes, echoing the pit-digger falling into his own pit.
In Proverbs 28:10, the one who leads the upright astray falls into his own pit, directly echoing the self-destruction theme.
Esther 7:9 shows Haman hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai — a direct fulfillment of the principle that one's own scheme backfires.
In 1 Corinthians 3:19, Paul cites the principle of the wise being caught in their craftiness, aligning with the pit-digger's fate.
Jeremiah 18:20 uses the same 'dig a pit' imagery for enemies plotting against the prophet, though here the pit is for Jeremiah, not self-made.
In Proverbs 11:27, seeking mischief brings it upon oneself, akin to the pit-digger falling into his own pit.
In Job 4:8, the same principle of reaping what one sows is expressed through farming imagery — those who cause trouble will suffer its consequences.