Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and his violence falls on the top of his head.
New American Standard Bible
And his
King James Version
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
International Standard Version
The trouble he planned will return on his own head, and his violence will descend on his skull.
A Conservative Version
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own scalp.
American Standard Version
His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Amplified
His mischief will return on his own head,
And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].
Bible in Basic English
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
Darby Translation
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Julia Smith Translation
His trouble shall turn back upon his head, and his violence shall come down upon his crown.
King James 2000
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.
Modern King James verseion
His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violence shall come on his own crown.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For his travail shall come upon his own head, and his wickedness shall fall upon his own head, and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate.
NET Bible
He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
New Heart English Bible
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
The Emphasized Bible
His mischief, turneth back, on his own head, - and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.
Webster
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
World English Bible
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
Youngs Literal Translation
Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 7:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Justice
15
but fell into the hole he had made.
and his violence falls on the top of his head.
I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.
Cross References
Esther 9:25
But when the matter was brought before the king,
1 Kings 2:32
The Lord will bring back his own blood on his head because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, without my father David’s knowledge. With his sword, Joab murdered Abner
1 Samuel 23:9
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest,
1 Samuel 24:12-13
“May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.
1 Samuel 26:10
David added, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will certainly strike him down:
1 Samuel 28:19
The Lord will also hand Israel over to the Philistines along with you. Tomorrow you and your sons will be with me,
1 Samuel 31:3-4
When the battle intensified against Saul,
Psalm 36:4
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.
Psalm 36:12
they have been thrown down and cannot rise.
Psalm 37:12-13
and gnashes his teeth at him.
Malachi 2:3-5
“Look, I am going to rebuke your descendants,