King James Version
Psalms 18:25 in the King James Version says “With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;”
Psalms 18:25 · KJV
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. before: Heb. with
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. in: Heb. before his eyes
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. shew thyself froward: or, wrestle
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
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adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“thou wilt shew thyself merciful”
H2616properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only [compare h2603] in courtesy to an equal), i.e., to be kind; also (by euphemistically [compare h1288], but rare
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“with an upright”
H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
“thou wilt shew thyself upright”
H8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
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