2 Samuel 22 · Verse 26

2 Samuel 22:26

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
2 Samuel 22:26, King James Version

2 Samuel 22:26 in other translations

BSBTo the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
WEBWith the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
ASVWith the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
YLTWith the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
DARBYWith the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
BBEOn him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
WebsterWith the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.

2 Samuel 22:26 in the original Hebrew

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עִם\־'im-withH5973
חָסִ֖ידcha.Sida faithful [person]H2623
תִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.Sadyou show yourself faithfulH2616
עִם\־'im-withH5973
גִּבּ֥וֹרgi.Bora mighty [man]H1368
תָּמִ֖יםta.MimblamelessH8549
תִּתַּמָּֽם\׃ti.ta.Mamyou show yourself blamelessH8552

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 22:26

  • Matthew 5:7

    Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

  • James 2:13

    For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

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the merciful.
Mt 5:7; Jas 2:13

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 22:25

    Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

  • 2 Samuel 22:26

    With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

  • 2 Samuel 22:27

    With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

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2 Samuel 22:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Con el bueno eres benigno, y con el íntegro te muestras íntegro;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Avec celui qui use de grâce, tu uses de grâce; avec l’homme parfait, tu te montres parfait;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gegen den Gütigen erzeigst du dich gütig, gegen den vollkommenen Mann erzeigst du dich vollkommen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum sancto sanctus eris, et cum robusto perfectus.