Proverbs 28:10
Good News Translation
If you trick an honest person into doing evil, you will fall into your own trap. The innocent will be well rewarded.

New Revised Standard Version
Those who mislead the upright into evil ways will fall into pits of their own making, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

Contemporary English Version
By leading good people to sin, you dig a pit for yourself, but all who live right will have a bright future.

New American Bible
Those who mislead the upright into an evil way will themselves fall into their own pit, but the blameless will attain prosperity.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.

causeth

Numbers 31:15,16 Said: Why have you saved the women? . . .

1 Samuel 26:19 Now therefore hear, I pray thee, my lord the king, the words of thy servant: If the Lord stir thee up against me, let him accept of sacrifice: but if the sons of men, they are cursed in the sight of the Lord, who have cast me out this day, that I should not dwell in the inheritance of the Lord, saying: Go, serve strange gods.

Acts 13:8-10 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is interpreted) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. . . .

Romans 16:17,18 Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them. . . .

2 Corinthians 11:3,4,13-15 But I fear lest, as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted and fall from the simplicity that is in Christ. . . .

Galatians 1:8,9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema. . . .

Galatians 2:4 But because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privately to spy our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into servitude.

Galatians 3:1-4 O senseless Galatians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth: before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been set forth, crucified among you? . . .

2 Peter 2:18-20 For, speaking proud words of vanity, they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness those who for a little while escape, such as converse in error: . . .

Revelation 2:14 But I have against thee a few things: because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat and to commit fornication.

he shall

Proverbs 26:27 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him.

Psalm 7:15,16 He hath opened a pit and dug it: and he is fallen into the hole he made. . . .

Psalm 9:15 I will rejoice in thy salvation: the Gentiles have stuck fast in the destruction which they prepared. Their foot hath been taken in the very snare which they hid.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

but

Proverbs 10:3 The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.

Proverbs 15:6 The house of the just is very much strength: and in the fruits of the wicked is trouble.

Proverbs 21:20 There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.

Deuteronomy 7:12-14 If after thou hast heard these judgments, thou keep and do them, the Lord thy God will also keep his covenant to thee, and the mercy which he swore to thy fathers: . . .

Psalm 37:11,25,26 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace. . . .

Matthew 6:33 Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Context
The Boldness of the Righteous
9He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be an abomination. 10He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.11The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.…
Cross References
Matthew 6:33
Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Hebrews 6:12
That you become not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience shall inherit the promises.

1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

Psalm 7:15
He hath opened a pit and dug it: and he is fallen into the hole he made.

Psalm 57:6
They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.

Psalm 139:24
And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: and lead me in the eternal way.

Proverbs 2:21
But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly, shall be taken away from it.

Proverbs 26:27
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him.

Proverbs 28:9
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