26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
Psalms 18:26
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2 Samuel 22:26–28
26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; 27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. 28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
1 Clement 46:2–4
2 For it is written; Cleave unto the saints, for they that cleave unto them shall be sanctified . (1CL) 3 And again He saith in another place; With the guiltless man thou shalt be guiltless, and with the elect thou shalt be elect, and with the crooked thou shalt deal cr… (1CL)
Proverbs 21:7–9
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just. 8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. 9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Job 11:3–5
3 Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? 4 You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’ 5 But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
Sirach 39:23–25
23 As he has made the waters salty, so the heathen will inherit his wrath. (WEB) 24 His ways are plain to the holy. They are stumbling blocks to the wicked. (WEB) 25 Good things are created from the beginning for the good. So are evil things for sinners. (WEB)
Psalms of Solomon 10:2–4
2 He that maketh ready his back for strokes shall be cleansed, For the Lord is good to them that endure chastening. (PSS) 3 For He maketh straight the ways of the righteous, And doth not pervert them by His chastening. (PSS) 4 And the mercy of the Lord is upon them that love Him… (PSS)
Isaiah 26:6–8
6 Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor. 7 The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. 8 Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of ou…
Proverbs 10:8–10
8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin. 9 He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. 10 He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
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