2 Samuel 22:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.”

2 Samuel 22:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 22:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 22:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.”

2 Samuel 22:26 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;”

2 Samuel 22:26 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 22:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,”

2 Samuel 22:26 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 22:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;”

2 Samuel 22:26 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 22:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.”

2 Samuel 22:26 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 22:26 in Context — 2 Samuel 22

24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

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

28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

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What Does 2 Samuel 22:26 Mean?

2 Samuel 22:26 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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