🗣️ Czechia: “Whoever digs a pit for another falls into it himself”

Czech proverb · Europe

Kdo jinému jámu kopá, sám do ní padá.

kdo jinemu jamu kopa, sam do ni pada

“Whoever digs a pit for another falls into it himself”

The schemes you make against others will likely trap you — the same teaching as the biblical 'do not dig a pit'.

About this proverb

Origin country	Czechia
Region	Europe
Language	Czech
Romanisation	kdo jinemu jamu kopa, sam do ni pada

This saying belongs to the oral tradition of Czechia, a country in Europe. Read the full collection of Czechia proverbs, or explore the Proverbs of the World index.

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