Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.

International Standard Version

In the company of the pure you demonstrate your purity. In the company of the perverted you will appear to be perverse.

A Conservative Version

With the pure thou will show thyself pure. And with the perverse thou will show thyself contrary.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“With the pure You show Yourself pure,
With the perverted You show Yourself astute.

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.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

With the chosen thou wilt be chosen, And with the perverse thou wilt be unseasoned.

King James 2000

With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the devious you will show yourself shrewd.

Lexham Expanded Bible

With the pure, you show yourself pure, but with the crooked, you appear as a fool.

Modern King James verseion

With the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the perverted You will appear perverse.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.

NET Bible

You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, - but, with the perverse, thou didst shew thyself ready to contend:

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
With the pure
בּרר 
Barar 
Usage: 17

and with the froward
עקּשׁ 
`iqqesh 
Usage: 11

References

Context Readings

The Victory Song Of David

26 O Jehovah, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you, and completely good to those who are faultless. 27 With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
28 You rescue the humble. You find ways to humiliate the proud.

Cross References

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all the other gods. It was proven when they treated the people with contempt.

Leviticus 26:23-28

If this discipline does not help and you still resist,

Deuteronomy 28:58-61

You might not faithfully obey every word of the teachings that are written in this book. You might not respect this glorious and awe inspiring name: JEHOVAH your God.

Psalm 18:26

With pure people you are pure. In dealing with devious people you are clever.

Psalm 125:5

Jehovah will lead those who turn away from their crooked ways with the workers of iniquity. Israel will have peace.

Isaiah 45:9

Does a clay pot dare argue with its maker, a pot that is like all the others? Does the clay ask the potter what he is doing? Does the pot complain that its maker has no skill?

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