2 Samuel 22:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.”
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“to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.”
King James Version · Public Domain“With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:27 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Leviticus 26:23And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
- Leviticus 26:24then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
- Deuteronomy 28:58If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
- Psalms 18:26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
- Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- Isaiah 45:9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
- Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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