Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own 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.
Holman Bible
and his violence falls on the top of his head.
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.
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 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. 16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. 17 I will thank the Lord for his justice; I will sing praises to the sovereign Lord!
Cross References
Esther 9:25
But when the matter came to the king's attention, the king gave written orders that Haman's evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.
1 Kings 2:32
May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; behind my father David's back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he -- Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army.
1 Samuel 23:9
When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod!"
1 Samuel 24:12-13
May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.
1 Samuel 26:10
David went on to say, "As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.
1 Samuel 28:19
The Lord will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also hand the army of Israel over to the Philistines!"
1 Samuel 31:3-4
Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.
Psalm 36:4
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
Psalm 36:12
I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!
Psalm 37:12-13
Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.
Malachi 2:3-5
I am about to discipline your children and will spread offal on your faces, the very offal produced at your festivals, and you will be carried away along with it.