2 Samuel 22:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:7 : 7 Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.

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    24Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

    25On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

    26He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

    27For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

  • 2 Sam 22:27-28
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    27He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

    28For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

  • Ps 36:10
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    10O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

  • 2 Sam 22:25
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    25Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Ps 112:4-5
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    4For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

    5All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

  • Ps 26:11
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    11But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

  • Isa 26:10
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    10Even if you are kind to the evil-doer, he will not go after righteousness; even in the land of the upright he will still go on in his wrongdoing, and will not see the glory of the Lord.

  • Ps 116:5
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    5The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

  • Ps 25:8
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    8Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

  • Prov 11:17
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    17The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

  • Job 33:26
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    26He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

  • Mic 6:8
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    8He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.

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    7For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

  • Prov 2:21
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    21For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

  • 2 Sam 22:21
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    21The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

  • Ps 86:15
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    15But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

  • Ps 31:7
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    7I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;

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    2A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • Ps 62:12
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    12And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.

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    36Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

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    10But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

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    19And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.

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    7Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.

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    1You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

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    20You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.

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    76Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

  • Ps 5:12
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    12For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.

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    29For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

  • Deut 18:13
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    13You are to be upright in heart before the Lord your God.

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    3Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?

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    9Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

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    6My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

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    6By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

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    29The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

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    3For your mercy is before my eyes; and I have gone in the way of your good faith.

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    12But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.

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    8Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

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    12And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

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    10All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.

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    21May the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.