Psalms 7:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.”
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“His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.”
King James Version · Public Domain“His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 7:16 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 23:9When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
- 1 Samuel 24:12May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
- 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 31:3When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
- 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 Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
- 1 Kings 21:19Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- 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.
- Job 4:8As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
- Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
- Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
- Psalms 36:12There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Psalms 57:7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
- Psalms 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
- Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- Proverbs 26:27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
- Malachi 2:3Behold, 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.
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