Parallel Verses
King James 2000
With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the devious you will show yourself shrewd.
New American Standard Bible
And with the crooked
King James Version
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Holman Bible
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.
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
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
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; with an upright man you will show yourself upright; 26 With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the devious you will show yourself shrewd. 27 For you will save the humble people; but will bring down haughty looks.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34
Surely he scorns the scornful: but he gives grace unto the lowly.
Leviticus 26:23-24
And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
Leviticus 26:27-28
And if you will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;
Psalm 109:17-19
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Romans 2:4-6
Or despise you the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
Romans 2:9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;
James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has showed no mercy; and mercy triumphs over judgment.