2 Samuel 22:27
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.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
In Context
26On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
Cross References
Exodus 18:11Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
Leviticus 26:24Then I will go against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for all your sins.
Psalms 18:26\18:25\On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
Isaiah 45:9Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?
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 →