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Psalm 18:26–27

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26with the pure

you prove yourself pure,

but with the crooked

you prove yourself shrewd.n

27For you rescue an oppressed people,o

but you humble those with haughty eyes.p

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Cross references

  1. nMt 16:27; Rv 22:12
  2. oPs 72:12
  3. pPs 138:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

with the purified you show yourself pure;

and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

For you save a humble people,

but the haughty eyes you bring down.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

to the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

You save the humble

but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

NLTNew Living Translation

To the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

You rescue the humble,

but you humiliate the proud.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

To the pure you show yourself pure.

but to the wicked you show yourself shrewd.

For you deliver humble people,

but haughty eyes you humiliate.

KJV 1900King James Version

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure;

And with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people;

But wilt bring down high looks.