Psalms 7:16
Psalms 7:15-16 The Message (MSG)
See that man shoveling day after day, digging, then concealing, his man-trap down that lonely stretch of road? Go back and look again—you’ll see him in it headfirst, legs waving in the breeze. That’s what happens: mischief backfires; violence boomerangs.
Psalms 7:16 King James Version (KJV)
His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalms 7:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate.
Psalms 7:16 New Century Version (NCV)
They will get themselves into trouble; the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.
Psalms 7:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalms 7:16 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
Psalms 7:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
Psalms 7:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
His mischief will return on his own head, And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].
Psalms 7:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.