Psalms 18:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 18:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 18:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 18:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 18:26 — World English Bible

Psalms 18:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 18:26 — American Standard Version

Psalms 18:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Psalms 18:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 18:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 18:26 — Darby Translation

Psalms 18:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Psalms 18:26 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 18:26 in Context — Psalms 18

24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

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

27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

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What Does Psalms 18:26 Mean?

Psalms 18:26 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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