2 Samuel 22:27

to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

World English Bible

With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

American Standard Version

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

Geneva Bible 1599

With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.

Darby Translation

With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.

Young's Literal Translation

With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.

Bible in Basic English

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

In context

26To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

28You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

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