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New Century Version
2 Samuel 22:27
You are pure to those who are pure, but you are against those who are evil.
Bible Study Resources
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Christian Standard Bible®
with the pureyou prove yourself pure;but with the crookedyou prove yourself shrewd.
with the pureyou prove yourself pure;but with the crookedyou prove yourself shrewd.
Hebrew Names Version
With the pure you will show yourself pure; With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
With the pure you will show yourself pure; With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
King James Version
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
Lexham English Bible
With the pure, you show yourself pure, but with the crooked, you appear as a fool.
With the pure, you show yourself pure, but with the crooked, you appear as a fool.
English Standard Version
with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
New English Translation
You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.
You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.
Amplified Bible
"With the pure You show Yourself pure, With the perverted You show Yourself astute.
"With the pure You show Yourself pure, With the perverted You show Yourself astute.
New American Standard Bible
With the one who is pure You show Yourself pure, But with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
With the one who is pure You show Yourself pure, But with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
Geneva Bible (1587)
With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.
With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.
Legacy Standard Bible
With the pure You show Yourself pure,And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
With the pure You show Yourself pure,And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
Contemporary English Version
With all who are sincere you are sincere, but you treat the unfaithful as their deeds deserve.
With all who are sincere you are sincere, but you treat the unfaithful as their deeds deserve.
Complete Jewish Bible
with the honest, you are honest; but with the crooked you are cunning.
with the honest, you are honest; but with the crooked you are cunning.
Darby Translation
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
Easy-to-Read Version
You never do wrong to those who have done no wrong. But you outsmart the wicked, no matter how clever they are.
You never do wrong to those who have done no wrong. But you outsmart the wicked, no matter how clever they are.
George Lamsa Translation
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt show thyself perverse.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt show thyself perverse.
Good News Translation
You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.
You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.
Literal Translation
With the pure, You will show Yourself pure, and with the perverted You will appear perverse.
With the pure, You will show Yourself pure, and with the perverted You will appear perverse.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
With the cleane thou shalt be cleane, and with the frowarde thou shalt be frowarde.
With the cleane thou shalt be cleane, and with the frowarde thou shalt be frowarde.
American Standard Version
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
With the pure thou shalt be pure: and with the froward thou wilt shewe thy selfe froward.
With the pure thou shalt be pure: and with the froward thou wilt shewe thy selfe froward.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
King James Version (1611)
With the pure thou wilt shew thy selfe pure: and with the froward, thou wilt shew thy selfe vnsauoury.
With the pure thou wilt shew thy selfe pure: and with the froward, thou wilt shew thy selfe vnsauoury.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, and with the froward thou will be froward.
and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, and with the froward thou will be froward.
English Revised Version
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Berean Standard Bible
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and with a chosun man `to blis thou schalt be chosun, and with a weiward man thou schalt be maad weiward, `that is, in yeldynge iustli peyne to hym vpe his weiwardnesse.
and with a chosun man `to blis thou schalt be chosun, and with a weiward man thou schalt be maad weiward, `that is, in yeldynge iustli peyne to hym vpe his weiwardnesse.
Young's Literal Translation
With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
Update Bible Version
With the pure you will show yourself pure; And with the perverse you will show yourself froward.
With the pure you will show yourself pure; And with the perverse you will show yourself froward.
Webster's Bible Translation
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend.
World English Bible
With the pure you will show yourself pure; With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
With the pure you will show yourself pure; With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
New King James Version
With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
New Living Translation
To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
New Life Bible
With the pure You show Yourself pure. But with the sinful, You show Yourself wise.
With the pure You show Yourself pure. But with the sinful, You show Yourself wise.
New Revised Standard
with the pure you show yourself pure, and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.
with the pure you show yourself pure, and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, - but, with the perverse, thou didst shew thyself ready to contend:
With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, - but, with the perverse, thou didst shew thyself ready to contend:
Douay-Rheims Bible
With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
Revised Standard Version
with the pure thou dost show thyself pure, and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.
with the pure thou dost show thyself pure, and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
Contextual Overview
2 He said: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my Savior. 3 My God is my rock. I can run to him for safety. He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender and my place of safety. The Lord saves me from those who want to harm me. 4 I will call to the Lord , who is worthy of praise, and I will be saved from my enemies. 5 "The waves of death came around me; the deadly rivers overwhelmed me. 6 The ropes of death wrapped around me. The traps of death were before me. 7 In my trouble I called to the Lord ; I cried out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my call for help reached his ears. 8 "The earth trembled and shook. The foundations of heaven began to shake. They trembled because the Lord was angry. 9 Smoke came out of his nose, and burning fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals went before him. 10 He tore open the sky and came down with dark clouds under his feet. 11 He rode a creature with wings and flew. He raced on the wings of the wind.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the pure: Matthew 5:8
froward: Leviticus 26:23-28, Deuteronomy 28:58-61, Psalms 125:5
show thyself unsavoury: or, wrestle, Exodus 18:11, Psalms 18:26, Isaiah 45:9
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:24 - General 2 Samuel 18:28 - Blessed
Gill's Notes on the Bible
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavoury. :-.
