Psalms 73:6
So they wear their pride like a necklace, they put on the garment of wrong,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
In Context
5They have no trouble like mortals, no share in human pain.
7their eyes stand out with fatness, their heart swells with riotous fancies.
Cross References
Esther 3:5When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down nor prostrate himself before him, he was furious.
Psalms 109:29My opponents be clothed with dishonor, and wrapped in a robe of shame.
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 →