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Psalm 7:16

16  wHis mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

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Psalm 7:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;

their violence comes down on their own heads.

Psalm 7:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 His mischief returns upon his own head,

and on his own skull his violence descends.

Psalm 7:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them.

The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

Psalm 7:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 His trouble shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.

Psalm 7:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 They will get themselves into trouble;

the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.

Psalm 7:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

Psalm 7:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Psalm 7:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 His mischief lands back on his own head. 

His violence comes down on top of him. 

Psalm 7:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 His trouble comes back on his own head,

and his violence falls on the top of his head.

Psalm 7:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,

and on their own heads their violence descends.

Psalm 7:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 His trouble comes back on his head,

and his violence comes down on his skull.

Psalm 7:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 The trouble he causes comes back on him.

The terrible things he does come down on his own head.

Psalm 7:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 His mischief will return upon his own head,

And his violence will descend upon his own pate.


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