2 Samuel 22:26
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thy selfe mercifull, and with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
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2 Samuel 22:26
Showing mercy, compassion, or readiness to forgive.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.
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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.
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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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25Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
25Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me, according to my righteousnesse: according to my cleannesse †in his eye sight.
26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
26With the merciful thou wilt shew thy selfe mercifull, and with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
Selected passage27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
27With the pure thou wilt shew thy selfe pure: and with the froward, thou wilt ‖shew thy selfe vnsauoury.