2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:27–28

²⁷to the pure You show Yourself pure,

but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

²⁸You save an afflicted people,

but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the pure	נָבָ֖ר	nā·ḇār	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H1305 purify, select
You show Yourself pure	תִּתָּבָ֑ר	tit·tā·ḇār	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1305 purify, select
but to	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
the crooked	עִקֵּ֖שׁ	‘iq·qêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6141 twisted, perverted
You show Yourself shrewd	תִּתַּפָּֽל׃	tit·tap·pāl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6617 twist

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You save	תּוֹשִׁ֑יעַ	tō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
an afflicted	עָנִ֖י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
people	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
but Your eyes	וְעֵינֶ֖יךָ	wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
are on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the haughty	רָמִ֥ים	rā·mîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
to bring	תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃	taš·pîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 22:27 Matthew 5:8 · Psalm 18:26 · Leviticus 26:23–28 · Psalm 125:5 · Isaiah 45:9 · Deuteronomy 28:58–61 · Exodus 18:11

2 Samuel 22:28 Psalm 72:12–13 · James 4:6–7 · Isaiah 5:15 · Isaiah 2:11–12 · Isaiah 2:17 · Exodus 3:7–8 · Job 40:11–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.