With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
WEB
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
YLT
With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
DBT
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign