Psalms 18:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. | to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. | With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward. |
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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 |
| [one who] purifies himself | נָבָ֥ר | na-VAR | H1305 | to purifyבָּרַר (ba.rar) 1) to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purge, purge out, purify 1a2) to choose, select 1a3) to cleanse, make shining, polish 1a4) to test, prove 1b) (Niphal) to purify oneself 1c) (Piel) to purify 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to purify 1d2) to polish arrows 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to purify oneself 1e2) to show oneself pure, just, kind |
| you show yourself pure | תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר | tit-ba-RAR | H1305 | to purifyבָּרַר (ba.rar) 1) to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purge, purge out, purify 1a2) to choose, select 1a3) to cleanse, make shining, polish 1a4) to test, prove 1b) (Niphal) to purify oneself 1c) (Piel) to purify 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to purify 1d2) to polish arrows 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to purify oneself 1e2) to show oneself pure, just, kind |
| and with | וְעִם־ | ve-'im- | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| a perverse [person] | עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ | 'i-KESH | H6141 | twistedעִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted |
| you show yourself twisted | תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ | tit-pa-TAL | H6617 | to twistפָּתַל (pa.tal) 1) to twist 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be twisted 1a2) to wrestle 1b) (Hithpael) to be twisted |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.