King James Version

2 Samuel 22:27

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

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עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).נָבָ֖רnavarmake brightבָּרַרverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “make bright”, a verb used as a describing wordH1305to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, selectmake bright, choice, chosen, cleanse (be clean), clearly, polished, (shew self) pure(-ify), purge (out).תִּתָּבָ֑רtitavarmake brightבָּרַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “make bright”, an unfinished actionH1305to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, selectmake bright, choice, chosen, cleanse (be clean), clearly, polished, (shew self) pure(-ify), purge (out).וְעִםveimand withעִםconjunction, preposition — “and with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).עִקֵּ֖שׁiqeshcrookedעִקֵּשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “crooked”, the ordinary formH6141distorted; hence, falsecrooked, froward, perverse.תִּתַּפָּֽלtitapalfrowardפָּתַלverb, hithpael, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “froward”, an unfinished actionH6617to twine, i.e. (literally) to struggle or (figuratively) be (morally) tortuous(shew self) froward, shew self unsavoury, wrestle.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

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American Standard Version (1901)

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

Young’s Literal Translation

With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.

World English Bible

With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

Darby Translation

With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.

Douay-Rheims

With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, and with the froward thou wilt be froward.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μετὰ ἐκλεκτοῦ ἐκλεκτὸς ἔσῃ, καὶ μετὰ στρεβλοῦ στρεβλωθήσῃ.