2 Samuel 22:26

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

In Context

25Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

27He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:7Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51

David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →

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