King James Version
Psalms 7:16 in the King James Version says “His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.”
Psalms 7:16 · KJV
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“upon his own head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“dealing shall come down”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
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