With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
WEB
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
YLT
With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
DBT
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign