2 Samuel 22:27

2 Samuel 22:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
• New International Version (NIV)to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
• English Standard Version (ESV)with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
• New King James Version (NKJV)With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:27

25The Lord was kind to me, because I did good things. He sees that I am not guilty. 26Lord, if people are faithful to you, then you are faithful to them. If people do nothing that is bad, they can trust you to do nothing bad to them. If people keep themselves pure, they can trust you to do only good things. But if people are wicked, you turn against them. 28You save people who are humble. But if people are proud, you cause them to fall. 29Lord, you make my lamp burn brightly. You are my light in the dark.

2 Samuel 22:27 word by word

עִם־נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר וְעִם־עִקֵּ֖שׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• With the pureבָּרַרbârar · to purifyH1305
• and with the frowardעִקֵּשׁ‛iqqêsh · twistedH6141
• thou wilt shew thyself unsavouryפָּתַלpâthal · to twistH6617

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:27

• Matthew 5:8Happy are the people who have only good thoughts. They will come near to God and see him.
• Leviticus 26:23The people may still not listen to God. If they do not, he will be angry.
• Deuteronomy 28:51They will eat your young animals and the crops from your fields, until they have destroyed you. They will not leave any food for you. You will have no grain, no wine, no olive oil, no young cows, no lambs. They will take everything from you until they destroy you.
• Psalms 125:5But as for people who follow their own bad ways, Lord, please remove them! Take them away, along with people who do evil things. May Israel have peace!
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods. He destroyed the proud Egyptians when they were cruel to his people.’
• Psalms 18:26If people always do what is right, they can trust you to be kind to them. But if people are wicked, you turn against them.
• Isaiah 45:9It will be very bad for people who quarrel with their Maker. They are like pieces of a pot that are lying on the ground among all the other pieces. The clay does not say to the potter, ‘What do you think you are you making?’ The pot does not say to the potter, ‘Your work is useless!’

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:27

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-30David's rescue and success were linked to his obedience to God. God rewards those who live in a way that pleases him (see also Leviticus 26:1–13; Deuteronomy 28:1–14; Psalm 1).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:27

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings