Psalm 7:14–16
Psalm 7:14–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil
and is pregnant with mischief
and gives birth to lies.
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 7:14–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity,
And hath conceived mischief,
And brought forth falsehood.
15 He 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 violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalm 7:14–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 The wicked conceive evil;
they are pregnant with trouble
and give birth to lies.
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 7:14–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
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 7:14–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 There are people who think up evil
and plan trouble and tell lies.
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 7:14–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity;
Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
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 7:14–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood: 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 7:14–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 See how that person conceives evil,
is pregnant with harm,
and gives birth to lies.
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 7:14–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
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 7:14–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 See how they conceive evil,
and are pregnant with mischief,
and bring forth lies.
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 7:14–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 See, he travails with evil.
He is pregnant with trouble,
and he gives birth to deception.
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 7:14–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 Anyone who is full of evil
plans trouble and ends up telling lies.
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 7:14–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,
And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.
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.