Arrogance is their necklace, ¹  and violence their clothing. ² 

biblegateway Psa 73:6

Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.

Therefore, pride is their necklace, and violence covers them like a garment.

That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.

biblegateway Psa 73:6

Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment.

bibleoremus Psa 73:6

Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them like a garment.

Therefore they wear pride like a necklace and violence like a robe that wraps them round.

biblegateway Psa 73:6

Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.

biblegateway Psa 73:6

Arrogance is their necklace, ¹  and violence their clothing. ² 

¹ sn Arrogance is their necklace. The metaphor suggests that their arrogance is something the wicked “wear” proudly. It draws attention to them, just as a beautiful necklace does to its owner.

² tn Heb “a garment of violence covers them.” The metaphor suggests that violence is habitual for the wicked. They “wear” it like clothing; when one looks at them, violence is what one sees.