Psalm 7:16 (WEB)
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
Fathers and councils · 5
Eusebius of Caesarea
“In regard to him one might say, “he digged a pit and opened it and fell into the hole which he had made; his labor shall turn upon his own head, and his unrighteousness shall fall upon his own crown.”” — editor's note: Psa. vii. 15, 16.
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Augustine of Hippo
“When then God punishes, He punishes as a judge those that transgress the law, not by bringing evil upon them from Himself, but driving them on to that which they have chosen, to fill up the sum of their misery.” — editor's note: Ps. vii. 14, 15, 16.
Read the whole comment““His toil shall be turned on his head, and his iniquity shall descend on his pate” (ver. 16).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For “his mischief returns upon his own head, and his violent dealing comes down upon his own pate.”” — editor's note: Ps. vii. 16.
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John Chrysostom
“How then were “the gates of brass burst, and the bars of iron broken in sunder”?” — editor's note: Ps. cvii. 16.
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Cross-references · 6
Parallel passages
Leviticus 25:10 and Psalm 7:16 share the same wording (9 words).
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