"he who digs a pit for others falls in himself" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
  1. Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune. Synonyms: the biter bitten (english: is sometimes; proverb), Ecclesiastes 10:8: '' (english: He who digs a pit will fall into it) Translations (he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself): مَنْ حَفَرَ حُفْرَةً لِأَخِيهِ وَقَعَ فِيهَا (man ḥafara ḥufratan liʔaḵīhi waqaʕa fīhā) (Arabic), kdo jinému jámu kopá, sám do ní padá (Czech), den, der graver en grav for andre, falder selv i den (Danish), den, der graver en grav for andre, falder tit selv i den (Danish), joka toiselle kuoppaa kaivaa, hän itse siihen lankeaa (Finnish), wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein (German), όποιος σκάβει το λάκκο του αλλουνού, πέφτει ο ίδιος μέσα (ópoios skávei to lákko tou allounoú, péftei o ídios mésa) (Greek), aki másnak vermet ás, maga esik bele (Hungarian), chi scava la fossa agli altri, vi cade dentro egli stesso (Italian), incidit in foveam qui primus fecerat illam (Latin), താൻ കുഴിച്ച കുഴിയിൽ താൻ തന്നെ വീഴും (tāṉ kuḻicca kuḻiyil tāṉ tanne vīḻuṁ) (Malayalam), kto pod kim dołki kopie, sam w nie wpada (Polish), ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju upada (Serbo-Croatian), ко другоме јаму копа, сам у њу упада (Serbo-Croatian), den som gräver en grop åt andra, faller ofta själv däri (Swedish), den som gräver en grop åt andra faller ofta själv däri (Swedish)
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          "sense": "he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself",
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