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Psalms 73:6

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

KJV

exciderunt januas ejus in idipsum ; in securi et ascia dejecerunt eam.

Vulgate

τὰς θύρας αὐτῆς· ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἐν πελέκει καὶ λαξευτηρίῳ κατέρραξαν αὐτήν.

LXX

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

ASV

לָ֭/כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְ/מוֹ גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָף שִׁ֝֗ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽ/מוֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הַעֲטִ֥יף
h'typ
verb · 15×
הַעֲנֵ֤יק
h'nyq
verb · 3×
וֹ
v
noun · 19×
חָמָ֖ס
chms
noun · 59×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
שִׁ֥ית
shyt
noun · 2×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
  • 1Pet 5:5 — Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
  • Dan 4:30 — The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
  • Eccl 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skil
  • Job 41:34 — He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
  • Judg 8:26 — And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside
  • Prov 1:9 — For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
  • Prov 6:17 — A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Ps 109:18 — As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
  • Ps 109:18 — As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.