Psalms 18:26
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
KJV
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
ASV
עִם חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם
Hebrew
With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
YLT
With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גְּבַ֥ר
gbr
noun · 1×
ו
v
adjective · 33×
ם
m
verb · 62×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
תְּמִימִֽם
tmymm
adjective · 90×
תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד
ttchsd
verb · 3×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Sam 22:27 — With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
- Jas 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
- Job 5:13 — He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
- Lev 26:23 — And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
- Lev 26:24 — Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
- Lev 26:27 — And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;
- Matt 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Prov 3:32 — For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
- Prov 3:34 — Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
- Ps 109:17 — As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
- Rom 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?