Psalms 18:27

27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

Psalms 18:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
ESV
27 For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.
NLT
27 You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
MSG
27 You take the side of the down-and-out, But the stuck-up you take down a peg.
CSB
27 For You rescue an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

Psalms 18:27 In-Context

25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
28 You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
29 With your help I can advance against a troop ; with my God I can scale a wall.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 2 Chronicles 33:23; S Matthew 23:12
  • 2. S Job 41:34; S Psalms 10:5; Proverbs 3:33-34; Proverbs 6:17
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