Psalms

Psalm 18:25–26

²⁵To the faithful You show Yourself faithful,

to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

²⁶to the pure You show Yourself pure,

but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the faithful	חָסִ֥יד	ḥā·sîḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2623 kind, pious
You show Yourself faithful	תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד	tiṯ·ḥas·sāḏ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2616 be good, kind
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the blameless	תָּ֝מִ֗ים	tā·mîm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8549 complete, sound
You show Yourself blameless	תִּתַּמָּֽם׃	tit·tam·mām	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8552 be complete, finished

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the pure	נָבָ֥ר	nā·ḇār	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H1305 purify, select
You show Yourself pure	תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר	tiṯ·bā·rār	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1305 purify, select
but to	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
the crooked	עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ	‘iq·qêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6141 twisted, perverted
You show Yourself shrewd	תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃	tiṯ·pat·tāl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6617 twist

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

Psalm 18:25 Matthew 5:7 · Psalm 62:12 · Matthew 18:33–35 · Psalm 41:1–4 · 1 Kings 8:32 · Psalm 112:4–6 · Ezekiel 18:25–30 · Nehemiah 9:17

Psalm 18:26 Proverbs 3:34 · Leviticus 26:23–24 · James 2:13 · Psalm 109:17–19 · Leviticus 26:27–28 · Romans 2:4–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.