Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

to the pure, you show yourself pure, and to the morally corrupt, you 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,
And with the crooked 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 purified thou wilt be purified, and with the perverse thou wilt show thyself perverse

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd.

Modern King James verseion

with the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the crooked You will show Yourself perverse.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the froward thou shalt be froward. {TYNDALE: 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 show 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 showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Psalm 18:26

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Praise For Deliverance

25 With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;
26 with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.
27 For You rescue an afflicted people,
but You humble those with haughty eyes.


Cross References

Proverbs 3:34

He mocks those who mock,
but gives grace to the humble.

Leviticus 26:23-24

“If in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but act with hostility toward Me,

Leviticus 26:27-28

“And if in spite of this you do not obey Me but act with hostility toward Me,

Psalm 109:17-19

He loved cursing—let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

Romans 2:4-6

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

Romans 2:9

affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;

James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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