Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd.
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.
International Standard Version
to the pure, you show yourself pure, and to the morally corrupt, you appear to be perverse.
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.
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] loyal you show yourself loyal. To [the] blameless you show yourself blameless. 26 To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd. 27 For you deliver humble people, but haughty eyes you humiliate.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 3:34
With those who scorn, he is scornful, but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
Leviticus 26:23-24
" 'And if you do not accept correction from me through these [things], but you go against me [in] hostility,
Leviticus 26:27-28
" 'And if through this you do not listen to me and you go against me in hostility,
Psalm 109:17-19
Because he loved cursing, let it come [upon] him. Because he did not delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
Romans 2:4-6
Or do you despise the wealth of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
Romans 2:9
[There will be] affliction and distress for every {human being} who does evil, of the Jew first and of the Greek,
James 2:13
For judgment [is] merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.