| NETBible | He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans 1 and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. 2 |
| NIV © |
The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head. |
| NASB © |
His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate. |
| NLT © |
They make trouble, but it backfires on them. They plan violence for others, but it falls on their own heads. |
| MSG © |
That's what happens: mischief backfires; violence boomerangs. |
| BBE © |
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head. |
| NRSV © |
Their mischief returns upon their own heads, and on their own heads their violence descends. |
| NKJV © |
His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown. |
| KJV | His mischief <05999> shall return <07725> (8799) upon his own head <07218>_, and his violent <02555> dealing shall come down <03381> (8799) upon his own pate <06936>_. |
| NASB © |
His mischief <5999> will return <7725> upon his own head <7218> , And his violence <2555> will descend <3381> upon his own pate .<6936> |
| LXXM | (7:17) epistreqei <1994> V-FAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM ponov <4192> N-NSM autou <846> D-GSM eiv <1519> PREP kefalhn <2776> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP korufhn {N-ASF} autou <846> D-GSM h <3588> T-NSF adikia <93> N-NSF autou <846> D-GSM katabhsetai <2597> V-FMI-3S |
| NET [draft] ITL | He becomes <07218> <07725> the victim <07218> <07725> of his own destructive plans <05999> and the violence <02555> he intended for others falls <03381> on <05921> his own head .<06936> |
| HEBREW | dry <03381> womx <02555> wdqdq <06936> lew <05921> wsarb <07218> wlme <05999> bwsy <07725> (7:16) <7:17> |
| NETBible | He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans 1 and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “his harm [i.e., the harm he conceived for others, see v. 14] returns on his head.” 2 tn Heb “and on his forehead his violence [i.e., the violence he intended to do to others] comes down.” |