2 Samuel 22:26 (GNV)

Passage

With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:24 I was vpright also towarde him, and haue kept me from my wickednesse.

2 Samuel 22:25 Therefore the Lord did reward me according to my righteousnesse, according to my purenesse before his eyes.

2 Samuel 22:26 With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.

2 Samuel 22:27 With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.

2 Samuel 22:28 Thus thou wilt saue the poore people: but thine eyes are vpon the hautie to humble them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "godly", "thou", "wilt", "shewe", "selfe", and "vpright". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "godly" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Therefore the Lord did reward me according..." into verse 27's "With the pure thou wilt shewe thy...", so "godly" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "godly" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.