2 Samuel 22:26

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.

2 Samuel 22:26 · King James Version

In other versions

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
ASV
On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
BBE
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
DBY
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect;
WEB
With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
YLT
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.
ENG
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
WBT
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
BSB

²⁴I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

²⁵Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

²⁶With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.

²⁷With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavory.

²⁸And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.