Psalms 7:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 9:25 : 25 but when [the matter] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
  • 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 And Jehovah will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not, [to wit], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
  • Ps 36:12 : 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
  • Ps 37:12-13 : 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
  • Mal 2:3-5 : 3 Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and ye shall be taken away with it. 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
  • 1 Sam 24:12-13 : 12 Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. 13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
  • 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
  • 1 Sam 28:19 : 19 Moreover Jehovah will deliver Israel also with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: Jehovah will deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.
  • 1 Sam 31:3-4 : 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. 4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 7:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Obad 1:15
    76%

    15 For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine own head.

  • Ps 140:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9 As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

    10 Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

    11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  • Prov 26:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26 Though [his] hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

    27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

  • Ps 35:8
    75%

    8 Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

  • Prov 6:15
    75%

    15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

  • Job 18:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

    8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

  • Prov 10:6
    74%

    6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 28:10
    74%

    10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Ps 68:21
    73%

    21 But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

  • 1 Kgs 2:44
    73%

    44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore Jehovah shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head.

  • Isa 3:11
    72%

    11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him] ; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Job 18:16
    72%

    16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

  • Job 21:31
    71%

    31 Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

  • Job 20:27
    71%

    27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.

  • Isa 31:2
    71%

    2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Prov 16:30
    71%

    30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • Job 5:13
    71%

    13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

  • Job 21:20
    71%

    20 Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

  • Ezek 17:19
    71%

    19 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.

  • Ps 109:17
    71%

    17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

  • Eccl 10:8
    71%

    8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

  • Ps 11:6
    70%

    6 Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

  • Ps 62:3
    70%

    3 How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

  • Ps 64:8
    70%

    8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.

  • Prov 21:7
    70%

    7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 17:20
    70%

    20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 22:8
    70%

    8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

  • Prov 17:13
    70%

    13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 5:22
    70%

    22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

  • Prov 11:5
    70%

    5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Ps 94:23
    70%

    23 And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.

  • Job 20:18
    70%

    18 That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

  • Ps 28:4
    70%

    4 Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.

  • Ps 73:10
    70%

    10 Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full [cup] are drained by them.

  • Prov 28:17
    70%

    17 A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; Let no man stay him.

  • Ps 9:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

    16 Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. {{Higgaion. Selah

  • Prov 25:22
    70%

    22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

  • Job 36:17
    69%

    17 But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee] .

  • Jer 23:19
    69%

    19 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.

  • Prov 11:27
    69%

    27 He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

    29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Ps 36:3
    69%

    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

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