Psalms 7:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 9:25 : 25 But when the business was put before the king, he gave orders by letters that the evil design which he had made against the Jews was to be turned against himself; and that he and his sons were to be put to death by hanging.
  • 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 And the Lord will send back his blood on his head, because of the attack he made on two men more upright and better than himself, putting them to the sword without my father's knowledge; even Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.
  • Ps 36:12 : 12 There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.
  • Ps 37:12-13 : 12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him. 13 He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
  • Mal 2:3-5 : 3 See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. 4 And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies. 5 My agreement with him was on my side life and peace, and I gave them to him; on his side fear, and he had fear of me and gave honour to my name.
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 And it was clear to David that Saul had evil designs against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, Come here with the ephod.
  • 1 Sam 24:12-13 : 12 And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it. 13 May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
  • 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
  • 1 Sam 28:19 : 19 And more than this, the Lord will give Israel up with you into the hands of the Philistines: and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me: and the Lord will give up the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
  • 1 Sam 31:3-4 : 3 And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself.

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    79%

    14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

    15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made

  • Obad 1:15
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    15 For the day of the Lord is coming quickly on all nations: as you have done it will be done to you; the reward of your acts will come on your head.

  • Ps 140:9-11
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    9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

    10 Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

    11 Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.

  • Prov 26:26-27
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    76%

    26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

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  • Ps 35:8
    75%

    8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

  • Prov 6:15
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    15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

  • Job 18:7-8
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    74%

    7 The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

    8 His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.

  • Prov 10:6
    74%

    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Ps 68:21
    73%

    21 The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.

  • 1 Kgs 2:44
    73%

    44 And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.

  • Isa 3:11
    72%

    11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

  • Ps 10:7
    72%

    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

  • Job 18:16
    72%

    16 Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.

  • Job 21:31
    71%

    31 Who will make his way clear to his face? and if he has done a thing, who gives him punishment for it?

  • Job 20:27
    71%

    27 The heavens make clear his sin, and the earth gives witness against him.

  • Isa 31:2
    71%

    2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

  • Prov 16:30
    71%

    30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

  • Job 5:13
    71%

    13 He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

  • Job 21:20
    71%

    20 Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!

  • Ezek 17:19
    71%

    19 And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head.

  • Ps 109:17
    71%

    17 As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

  • Eccl 10:8
    71%

    8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

  • Ps 11:6
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    6 On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.

  • Ps 62:3
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    3 How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

  • Ps 64:8
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    8 The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

  • Prov 21:7
    70%

    7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 17:20
    70%

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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    70%

    8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

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    70%

    13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

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    70%

    22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

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    70%

    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

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    23 And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.

  • Job 20:18
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    18 He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

  • Ps 28:4
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    4 Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

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    10 For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.

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    70%

    17 One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

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    70%

    15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

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  • Prov 25:22
    70%

    22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

  • Job 36:17
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    17 ...

  • Jer 23:19
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    19 See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.

  • Prov 11:27
    69%

    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Ps 36:3
    69%

    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.