6Therefore pride compasses them about as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.


In Context

3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride compasses them about as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Psalm 73:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them as a garment;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

73:6Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.