2 Samuel 22:26

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

2 Samuel 22:26 in Other Translations

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

26 "With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

26 You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you,

26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

26 [In dealing] with faithful people you are faithful, with innocent warriors you are innocent,

26 With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

26 "Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful. To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.

2 Samuel 22:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:26

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, [and] with
the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
] (See Gill on Psalms 18:25).

2 Samuel 22:26 In-Context

24 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.

25 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

27 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

28 You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.