Psalms 73:6
For this cause, doth arrogance deck them as a neck-chain, And a garment of wrong is their attire;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
In Context
5Of the toil of weak mortals, have they none, Nor, with the sons of earth, are they hard smitten.
7Their iniquity, hath proceeded from fatness, They have surpassed the imaginations of the heart;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:13and thy herd and thy flock, increase, and silver and gold, increase unto thee,—and all that thou hast, increase;
Judges 8:26And so it was, that the weight of the nose-rings of gold which he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold,—besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the raiment of purple that were upon the kings of Midian, and besides the ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
Esther 3:5And, when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bend nor bow down unto him, then was Haman filled with wrath;
Job 21:7Wherefore do, lawless men, live, advance in years, even wax mighty in power?
Psalms 109:29Mine accusers shall be clothed with confusion, and shall wrap about them, like a cloak, their own shame.
Proverbs 3:31Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou 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 →