2 Samuel 22:31 (GNV)

Passage

The way of God is vncorrupt: the word of the Lord is tryed in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:29 Surely thou art my light, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkenes.

2 Samuel 22:30 For by thee haue I broken through an hoste, and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.

2 Samuel 22:31 The way of God is vncorrupt: the word of the Lord is tryed in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.

2 Samuel 22:32 For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie, saue our God?

2 Samuel 22:33 God is my strength in battel, and maketh my way vpright.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vncorrupt", "word", "lord", "tryed", "fire", "shield", and "trust". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vncorrupt" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "For by thee haue I broken through..." into verse 32's "For who is God besides the Lord...", so "vncorrupt" and "word" 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 "vncorrupt" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.