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 rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence. 26“To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity. To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. 28You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them. 29O Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.

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 5:8God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
• Leviticus 26:23“And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me,
• Deuteronomy 28:51Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will be destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, and you will starve to death.
• Psalms 125:5But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!
• Exodus 18:11I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians.”
• Psalms 18:26To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
• Isaiah 45:9“What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’

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

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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