Psalms 18:26
With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
In Context
27For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:27“‘If you in spite of this won’t listen to me, but walk contrary to me,
Psalms 109:17Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
Micah 2:7Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the LORD’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”
Romans 2:9oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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 →