The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:27 Explained

2 Samuel 22:27

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Samuel 22:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:27 mean?

With the pure You will show Yourself pure and with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd
עִם־ נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר וְעִם־ עִקֵּ֖שׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל

נָבָ֖ר  the  pure 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּרוּר 
Sense: to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove.
תִּתָּבָ֑ר  You  will  show  Yourself  pure 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּרוּר 
Sense: to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove.
וְעִם־  and  with 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
עִקֵּ֖שׁ  the  devious 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עִקֵּשׁ  
Sense: twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted.
תִּתַּפָּֽל  You  will  show  Yourself  shrewd 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: פָּתַל 
Sense: to twist.