Psalm 7:15–16
Psalm 7:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit they have made.
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
Psalm 7:15–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
15 He makes a pit, digging it out,
and falls into the hole that he has made.
16 His mischief returns upon his own head,
and on his own skull his violence descends.
Psalm 7:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 They dig a deep pit to trap others,
then fall into it themselves.
16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them.
The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
Psalm 7:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
Psalm 7:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 They dig a hole to trap others,
but they will fall into it themselves.
16 They will get themselves into trouble;
the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.
Psalm 7:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 He hath made a pit, and digged it,
And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head,
And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalm 7:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalm 7:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 He digs a pit and shovels it out.
Then he falls into the hole that he made ⸤for others⸥.
16 His mischief lands back on his own head.
His violence comes down on top of him.
Psalm 7:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.
16 His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.
Psalm 7:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.
16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.
Psalm 7:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
15 He makes a pit and digs it out,
then falls in the trap he has made.
16 His trouble comes back on his head,
and his violence comes down on his skull.
Psalm 7:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 Anyone who digs a hole and shovels it out
falls into the pit he has made.
16 The trouble he causes comes back on him.
The terrible things he does come down on his own head.
Psalm 7:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the hole which he made.
16 His mischief will return upon his own head,
And his violence will descend upon his own pate.