Psalms 73:6
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
In Context
5They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:13and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
Judges 8:26The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
Job 21:7Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
Psalms 109:29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
Proverbs 3:31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:2-15
God's Goodness to His People; Unsanctified Prosperity. 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 7… Read the whole commentary →