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Psalms 18:25

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

KJV

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

ASV

וַ/יָּֽשֶׁב יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣/י כְ/צִדְקִ֑/י כְּ/בֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗/י לְ/נֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽי/ו

Hebrew

With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.

YLT

With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֹ֥ר
br
noun · 5×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נֶ֣גֶד
ngd
preposition · 148×
צֶ֑דֶק
tsdq
noun · 116×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 8:32 — Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
  • 2Chr 19:11 — And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be of
  • 2Tim 1:16 — The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
  • Ezek 18:25 — Yet ye say, The way of the LORD is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
  • Jas 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
  • Luke 6:38 — Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measu
  • Matt 5:7 — Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
  • Matt 5:7 — Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
  • Matt 7:2 — For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
  • Matt 18:33 — Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
  • Neh 9:17 — And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God
  • Prov 11:20 — They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
  • Ps 25:10 — All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
  • Ps 41:1 — Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
  • Ps 62:12 — Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
  • Ps 112:4 — Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.