Psalms 18:25
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
American Standard Version
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In Context
26With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:17and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
Isaiah 57:1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].
Ezekiel 18:25Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Matthew 18:33shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:21-29
Devout Thanksgivings; Devout Confidence 20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord , and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in… Read the whole commentary →