Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
to the pure, you show yourself pure, and to the morally corrupt, you appear to be perverse.
New American Standard Bible
And with the crooked
King James Version
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Holman Bible
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.
A Conservative Version
With the pure thou will show thyself pure. And with the perverse thou will show thyself contrary.
American Standard Version
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
Amplified
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
Bible in Basic English
He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
Darby Translation
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
Julia Smith Translation
With the purified thou wilt be purified, and with the perverse thou wilt show thyself perverse
King James 2000
With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the devious you will show yourself shrewd.
Lexham Expanded Bible
To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd.
Modern King James verseion
with the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the crooked You will show Yourself perverse.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the froward thou shalt be froward. {TYNDALE: With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.}
NET Bible
You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.
New Heart English Bible
With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
The Emphasized Bible
With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, But, with the perverse, thou didst show thyself ready to contend.
Webster
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend.
World English Bible
With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
Youngs Literal Translation
With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
Devotionals
Devotionals containing Psalm 18:26
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
25 To the holy, you show your gracious love, to the upright, you show yourself upright; 26 to the pure, you show yourself pure, and to the morally corrupt, you appear to be perverse. 27 Indeed, you deliver the oppressed, but you bring down those who exalt themselves in their own eyes.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34
Though God scoffs at scoffers, he gives grace to the humble.
Leviticus 26:23-24
"If, despite these things, you still won't return to me, but live life contrary to me,
Leviticus 26:27-28
"If, after all of this time, you don't listen to me, but instead live life contrary to me,
Psalm 109:17-19
He loved to curse may his curses return upon him! He took no delight in blessing others so may blessings be far from him.
Romans 2:4-6
Or are you unaware of his rich kindness, forbearance, and patience, that it is God's kindness that is leading you to repent?
Romans 2:9
There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who practices doing evil, for Jews first and for Greeks as well.
James 2:13
For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.