American Standard Version
"With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward. "
— 2 Samuel 22:27, American Standard Version
“With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.”
“With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.”
“You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.”
“With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.”
“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.”
“With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.”
I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.