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Psalms 18:26

NETBible	You prove to be reliable¹ to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive² to one who is perverse.³
NIV © biblegateway Psa 18:26	to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 18:26	With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 18:26	To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the wicked you show yourself hostile.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 18:26	The true people taste your truth, The bad ones can't figure you out.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 18:26	He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 18:26	with the pure you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 18:26	With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
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KJV	With the pure <01305> (8737) thou wilt shew thyself pure <01305> (8691)_; and with the froward <06141> thou wilt shew thyself froward <06617> (8691)_. {shew thyself froward: or, wrestle}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 18:26	With the pure <01305> You show <01305> Yourself pure <01305> , And with the crooked <06141> You show <06617> Yourself astute <06617> .
LXXM	(17:27) kai <2532> CONJ meta <3326> PREP eklektou <1588> A-GSM eklektov <1588> A-NSM esh <1510> V-FMI-2S kai <2532> CONJ meta <3326> PREP streblou {A-GSM} diastreqeiv <1294> V-FAI-2S
NET [draft] ITL	You prove to be reliable <01305> to one who is blameless <01305> , but you prove to be deceptive <06141> to one who is perverse <06617> .
HEBREW	ltptt <06617> sqe <06141> Mew <05973> rrbtt <01305> rbn <01305> Me <05973> (18:26) <18:27>

NETBible

You prove to be reliable¹ to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive² to one who is perverse.³

NET Notes

¹tn Or “blameless.”

²tn The Hebrew verb פָתַל (patal) is used in only three other texts. In Gen 30:8 it means literally “to wrestle,” or “to twist.” In Job 5:13 it refers to devious individuals, and in Prov 8:8 to deceptive words.

³tn The adjective עִקֵּשׁ (’iqqesh) has the basic nuance “twisted, crooked,” and by extension refers to someone or something that is morally perverse. It appears frequently in Proverbs, where it is used of evil people (22:5), speech (8:8; 19:1), thoughts (11:20; 17:20), and life styles (2:15; 28:6). A righteous king opposes such people (Ps 101:4).

³sn Verses 25-26 affirm God’s justice. He responds to people in accordance with their moral character. His response mirrors their actions. The faithful and blameless find God to be loyal and reliable in his dealings with them. But deceivers discover he is able and willing to use deceit to destroy them. For a more extensive discussion of the theme of divine deception in the OT, see R. B. Chisholm, “Does God Deceive?” BSac 155 (1998): 11-28.