American Standard Version
"With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward. "
— Psalms 18:26, American Standard Version
“With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.”
“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.”
“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 froward.”
I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands 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.
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.