Psalm 73:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

New Living Translation
They wear pride like a jeweled necklace and clothe themselves with cruelty.

English Standard Version
Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment.

Berean Study Bible
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore arrogance is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.

NASB 1995
Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.

NASB 1977
Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.

Amplified Bible
Therefore pride is their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, pride is their necklace, and violence covers them like a garment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, pride is their necklace, and violence covers them like a garment.

Contemporary English Version
Their pride is like a necklace, and they commit sin more often than they dress themselves.

Good News Translation
And so they wear pride like a necklace and violence like a robe;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.

International Standard Version
Therefore pride is their necklace and violence covers them like a garment.

NET Bible
Arrogance is their necklace, and violence their clothing.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

New King James Version
Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

New Heart English Bible
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

World English Bible
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

American King James Version
Therefore pride compasses them about as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

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

A Faithful Version
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

Darby Bible Translation
Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment;

English Revised Version
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Therefore pride is as a chayne vnto them, and crueltie couereth them as a garment.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And this is the cause that pride compasse them rounde about: and crueltie couereth them as a garment.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And this is the cause that they be so puft vp in pryde, & ouerwhelmed with cruelte and vnrigthuousnesse.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Therefore pride has encircled them, "" Violence covers them as a dress.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.

Smith's Literal Translation
For this, pride surrounded them as a neck-chain; the dress of violence will cover to them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because of this, contempt has seized them and their evil is covered and their wickedness.

Lamsa Bible
Therefore pride holds them fast; they have concealed their wickedness and ungodliness.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness.
















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