2 Samuel 22:26
24 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
- KJV
- With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
- WEB
- With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
- ASV
- With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
- DARBY
- With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
- BLB
- With the kind You show Yourself kind, with a blameless man You show Yourself blameless,
- ÅB
- Mot den fromme viser du deg from, mot den rettvise stridsmann viser du deg rettvis,
- OTB
- Med den trofaste viser Du Deg trofast,
Med den ulastelige viser Du Deg ulastelig; - B1930
- Mot den fromme viser du dig from, mot den rettvise stridsmann viser du dig rettvis,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Read in contextJames 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Read in context