Verse Comparison: Psalms 7:16
American Standard Version
His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Amplified® Bible
His mischief shall fall back in return upon his own head, and his violence come down [with the loose dirt] upon his own scalp.
Contemporary English Version
The trouble they cause comes back on them, and their heads are crushed by their own evil deeds.
Darby English Version
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Good News Bible
So they are punished by their own evil and are hurt by their own violence.
King James Version
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
New American Standard Bible
His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate.
New International Version
The trouble he causes recoils on himself;
his violence comes down on his own head.
New King James Version
His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
His mischief will return upon his own head, and his violence will descend upon his own pate.
Revised Standard Version
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own pate his violence descends.
Young's Literal Translation
Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
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