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The LORD Is My Rock

Psalms 18:25

In 11 translations

BSB
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
KJV
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
WEB
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
ASV
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
LSV
With the kind You show Yourself kind, || With a perfect man You show Yourself perfect.
YLT
With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.
DBY
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
DRC17:26
With the holy, thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.
GNV
With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
JPS18:26
With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright;
LXXE17:26
With the holy thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC18:26
עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃KJV:Ps.18.25
LXX-Br17:26
Μετὰ ὁσίου ὁσιωθήσῃ, καὶ μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἀθώου ἀθῶος ἔσῃ·

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
  • Psalms 62:12and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
  • Matthew 18:33–35Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’ In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed. That is how My heavenly Father will…
  • 1 Kings 8:32then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his…
  • Psalms 41:1–4Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes. The…
  • Psalms 112:4–6Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous. It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice. Surely he will never be…
  • Ezekiel 18:25–30Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he…
  • Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and…
  • Isaiah 57:1–2The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest,…
  • Romans 9:14What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
  • Luke 6:35–38But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful,…
  • Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
  • Isaiah 58:7–8Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth…

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 18:26 in some Bibles
  • 18:25 in most Bibles

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