2 Samuel 22:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

2 Samuel 22:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 22:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 22:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.”

2 Samuel 22:27 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.”

2 Samuel 22:27 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 22:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.”

2 Samuel 22:27 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 22:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.”

2 Samuel 22:27 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 22:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.”

2 Samuel 22:27 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 22:27 in Context — 2 Samuel 22

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.

29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.

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What Does 2 Samuel 22:27 Mean?

2 Samuel 22:27 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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