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he who digs a pit for others falls in himself

he who digs a pit for others falls in himself proverb: someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.

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

he who digs a pit for others falls in himself meaning in Malayalam, Arabic and Persian

he who digs a pit for others falls in himself in Malayalam

he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself
താൻ കുഴിച്ച കുഴിയിൽ താൻ തന്നെ വീഴും tāṉ kuḻicca kuḻiyil tāṉ tanne vīḻuṁ

he who digs a pit for others falls in himself in Arabic

he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself
مَنْ حَفَرَ حُفْرَةً لِأَخِيهِ وَقَعَ فِيهَا man ḥafara ḥufratan liʔaḵīhi waqaʕa fīhā

he who digs a pit for others falls in himself in Persian

he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself
چاه مکن بهر کسی اول خودت بعدا کسی čâh makan bahr-e kasi avval xodat ba'dan kasi

Synonyms of he who digs a pit for others falls in himself

  • the biter bitten

Questions about he who digs a pit for others falls in himself

What does he who digs a pit for others falls in himself mean?
He who digs a pit for others falls in himself means someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.
What is he who digs a pit for others falls in himself in Malayalam?
He who digs a pit for others falls in himself in Malayalam is താൻ കുഴിച്ച കുഴിയിൽ താൻ തന്നെ വീഴും (tāṉ kuḻicca kuḻiyil tāṉ tanne vīḻuṁ). See He who digs a pit for others falls in himself meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is he who digs a pit for others falls in himself?
He who digs a pit for others falls in himself is a proverb.

Words near he who digs a pit for others falls in himself in the dictionary

  1. he said, she said
  2. he say, she say
  3. he shoots, he scores
  4. he that mischief hatches, mischief catches
  5. he who denied it supplied it
  6. he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
  7. he who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
  8. he who hesitates is lost
  9. he who laughs last laughs best
  10. he who laughs last laughs hardest
  11. he who pays the piper calls the tune

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