Psalms 73:6
Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
In Context
5In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.
7Their eye hath come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:13and thy herd and thy flock be multiplied, and silver and gold be multiplied to thee; and all that is thine be multiplied:
Judges 8:26and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which [are] on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which [are] on the necks of their camels,
Esther 3:5And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
Job 21:7Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.
Psalms 109:29Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.
Proverbs 3:31Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on 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 →