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Psa. 73:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garmentb.

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Psa. 109:18• ¹⁸And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones; (Psa. 109:18)

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Deut. 8:13‑14• ¹³and thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied,
¹⁴then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; (Deut. 8:13‑14)

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Deut. 32:15• ¹⁵Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked--Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness;--He gave up +God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. (Deut. 32:15)

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Esther 3:1,5‑6• ¹After these things king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
⁵And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
⁶But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus--the people of Mordecai. (Esther 3:1,5‑6)

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Esther 5:9‑11• ⁹And Haman went forth that day joyful and glad of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was full of fury against Mordecai.
¹⁰But Haman controlled himself, and came home; and he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
¹¹And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. (Esther 5:9‑11)

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Job 21:7‑15• ⁷Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?
⁸Their seed is established with them in their sight, and their offspring before their eyes.
⁹Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of +God upon them.
¹⁰Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
¹¹They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
¹²They shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
¹³They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.
¹⁴And they say unto *God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
¹⁵What is the Almighty that we should serve him? and what are we profited if we pray unto him? (Job 21:7‑15)

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Eccl. 8:11• ¹¹Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil. (Eccl. 8:11)

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Jer. 48:11,29• ¹¹Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and hath settled on his lees; he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
²⁹We have heard of the arrogance of Moab,--he is very proud;--his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. (Jer. 48:11,29)

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Ezek. 28:2‑5• ²Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a *god, I sit in the seat of God, in the heart of the seas, (and thou art a man, and not *God,) and thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:
³behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! nothing secret is obscure for thee;
⁴by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
⁵by thy great wisdom thou hast by thy traffic increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches. (Ezek. 28:2‑5)

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Dan. 4:30• ³⁰the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? (Dan. 4:30)

as a chain.

Judg. 8:26• ²⁶And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the moons, and eardrops, and the purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks. (Judg. 8:26)

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Prov. 1:9• ⁹for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. (Prov. 1:9)

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Song of Sol. 4:9• ⁹Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck. (Song of Sol. 4:9)

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Isa. 3:19• ¹⁹the pearl-drops, and the bracelets, and the veils, (Isa. 3:19)

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Ezek. 16:11• ¹¹And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck; (Ezek. 16:11)

violence.

Prov. 3:31• ³¹Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. (Prov. 3:31)

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Prov. 4:17• ¹⁷For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. (Prov. 4:17)

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Mic. 2:1‑2• ¹Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Mic. 2:1‑2)

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Mic. 3:5• ⁵Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that cause my people to err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace! but whoso putteth not into their mouths they prepare war against him: (Mic. 3:5)

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James 5:4‑6• ⁴Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
⁵Ye have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter;
⁶ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you. (James 5:4‑6)

covereth.

Psa. 109:18,29• ¹⁸And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;
²⁹Let mine adversaries be clothed with confusion, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle. (Psa. 109:18,29)

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1 Peter 5:5• ⁵Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against the proud, but to the humble gives grace. (1 Peter 5:5)

• Pride is counted by them as an ornament; and their violence, like a garment, is seen of all. (“Psalms 73” by H. Smith)

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Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them as a garment;