Psalms

Psalm 18:26

²⁶to the pure You show Yourself pure,

but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.