Psalms 7:16

In 11 translations

BSB

His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

KJV

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

WEB

The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

ASV

His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

LSV

His perverseness returns on his head, || And his violence comes down on his crown.

YLT

Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.

DBY

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

DRC7:17

His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.

GNV

His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, and his crueltie shall fall vpon his owne pate.

JPS7:17

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

LXXE7:17

His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.

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WLC7:17

יָשׁ֣וּב עֲמָל֣וֹ בְרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְעַ֥ל קָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹ חֲמָס֥וֹ יֵרֵֽד׃KJV:Ps.7.16

LXX-Br7:17

Ἐπιστρέψει ὁ πόνος αὐτοῦ εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ κορυφὴν αὐτοῦ ἡ ἀδικία αὐτοῦ καταβήσεται.

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• Esther 9:25But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
• Psalms 37:12–13The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
• 1 Kings 2:32The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of…
• 1 Samuel 31:3–4When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me…
• 1 Samuel 24:12–13May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you. As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
• Psalms 36:12There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
• 1 Samuel 28:19Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
• 1 Samuel 23:9When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
• Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
• Malachi 2:3–5Behold, I will rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it. Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My…

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