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Psalms 73:6
6Their pride is like their necklace. They like to be cruel, as they like to wear clothes.
Psalms 73:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.
Context of Psalms 73:6
4Their bodies are fat and strong, and they feel no pain in their lives. 5They do not have trouble like other people. They seem to have no problems. Their pride is like their necklace. They like to be cruel, as they like to wear clothes. 7Their greedy eyes lead them into sin. Their minds think of evil things to do. 8They laugh at people and they say bad things about them. They proudly speak about cruel things that they want to do to people.
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לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָף־שִׁ֝֗ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:6
- Deuteronomy 8:13You will have many cows, sheep and goats. You will have plenty of gold and silver. You will have many more things than you have now.
- Deuteronomy 32:15The Israelites became rich and fat. They turned against God. They were full of good food, but they turned away from God. He was the one who made them. He was the strong Rock who kept them safe. But they no longer respected him.
- Esther 3:1After some time, King Xerxes gave one of his officers greater authority. The officer's name was Haman. He was the son of Hammedatha, a descendant of Agag. Haman became the most important officer who served the king.
- Esther 5:9When Haman went from Queen Esther's meal that day, he was very happy. But then he saw Mordecai at the king's gate. When Haman passed him, Mordecai did not get up. He did not show that he respected Haman in any way. So Haman became very angry with Mordecai.
- Job 21:7Why do wicked people continue to live for a long time? The older they become, the more power they have.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11People who are guilty should receive their punishment quickly. If that does not happen, other people also want to do evil things.
- Jeremiah 48:11The Lord said, ‘Moab's people have lived in peace since they first became a nation. No enemy has taken them away to a foreign land as their prisoners. They have been like the wine in a bottle that nobody has moved. Nobody has poured it into another bottle, so its taste and smell have never changed. Moab has always been the same.
- Ezekiel 28:2‘Son of man, say this to the ruler of Tyre. “This is what the Almighty Lord says: You are a very proud man. You say, ‘I am a god and Tyre is my throne. I rule over all the seas around me.’ But, whatever you think, you are only a man. You are not a god.
- Daniel 4:30The king said, ‘Look how great Babylon is! It is the city that I have built to be my home as king. It shows that I am a great and powerful king!’
- Judges 8:26The weight of all the rings was 20 kilograms. They also had valuable silver images and jewels. They had valuable clothes that the kings of Midian wore and necklaces from the camels.
- Proverbs 1:9Their teaching will bring you honour, like a beautiful crown or a valuable necklace.
- Ezekiel 16:11I put beautiful jewels on you. I put rings on your hands and a necklace around your neck.
- Proverbs 3:31Do not be jealous of cruel people. Do not try to copy the things that they do.
- Proverbs 4:17Evil acts are their food. Violence is their drink.
- Micah 2:1Micah continues: People who prepare to do bad things should be afraid. God will do bad things to them! While they lie in bed, they think about bad things to do. Then, when the morning comes, they do those bad things. They have the authority to do whatever they want to do.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Pride compasseth them about as a chain - Perhaps there is an allusion here to the office which some of them bore. Chains of gold, and golden rings, were ensigns of magistracy and civil power. As these chains encompassed their necks, or the rings their wrists and fingers, as the signs of the offices in virtue of which they acted; so חמס chamas, violence, oppressive conduct, encompassed them. They made no other use of their great power, than to oppress the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain - Therefore they are proud, haughty, imperious. They put on the ornaments and trappings of pride; their clothing and their adorning all are indicative of a proud heart. They seem to imagine that they are better than others, and that they are treated in this manner “because” they are better than others. In the original it is a single word which is rendered “compasseth about as a chain.” The word means “to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Proud people choose pride and cruelty over wisdom (Proverbs 1:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-93-9. The prosperous wicked are insolently proud (compare Psa 5:5). They die, as well as live, free from perplexities: pride adorns them, and violence is their clothing; indeed they are inflated with unexpected success. With all this--Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 73
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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