Psalms 18:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; | To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; | With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| with | עִם־ | 'im- | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| a faithful [person] | חָסִ֥יד | cha-SID | H2623 | piousחָסִיד (cha.sid) 1) faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious 1a) kind 1b) pious, godly 1c) faithful ones (subst) |
| you show yourself faithful | תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד | tit-cha-SAD | H2616A | be kindחָסַד (cha.sad) 1) to be good, be kind 1a) (Hithpael) to show kindness to oneself |
| with | עִם־ | 'im- | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| a man | גְּבַ֥ר | ge-VAR | H1399 | great manגֶּ֫בֶר (ge.var) man, man (of uprightness) Another spelling of ge.ver (גֶּ֫בֶר "great man" H1397) |
| of blameless | תָּ֝מִ֗ים | ta-MIM | H8549H | unblemishedתָּמִים (ta.mim) : unblemished/perfect 1) complete, whole, entire, sound 1a) complete, whole, entire 1b) whole, sound, healthful 1c) complete, entire (of time) 1d) sound, wholesome, unimpaired, innocent, having integrity 1e) what is complete or entirely in accord with truth and fact (neuter adj/subst) |
| you show yourself blameless | תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ | ti-ta-MAM | H8552 | to finishתָּמַם (ta.mam) 1) to be complete, be finished, be at an end 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be finished, be completed 1a1a) completely, wholly, entirely (as auxiliary with verb) 1a2) to be finished, come to an end, cease 1a3) to be complete (of number) 1a4) to be consumed, be exhausted, be spent 1a5) to be finished, be consumed, be destroyed 1a6) to be complete, be sound, be unimpaired, be upright (ethically) 1a7) to complete, finish 1a8) to be completely crossed over 1b) (Niphal) to be consumed 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to finish, complete, perfect 1c2) to finish, cease doing, leave off doing 1c3) to complete, sum up, make whole … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.