Psalm 18:26

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

Cross-reference

Psalm 109:17-19 depicts curses returning on the one who loved cursing, mirroring the reciprocal justice of God with the crooked.

Psalm 146:9 Parallel

Psalm 146:9 contrasts God's care for the vulnerable with ruin for the wicked, mirroring the dual response.

Leviticus 26:24 directly states God will walk contrary to those who walk contrary, exactly matching the twisted response to the crooked.

Leviticus 26:28 intensifies God's reciprocal action: walking contrary in fury, disciplining sevenfold for sins.

Proverbs 3:34 states God scorns the scornful but gives grace to the humble, a direct parallel to showing himself twisted to the crooked.

Romans 2:4-6 teaches God's judgment according to works, storing up wrath for the impenitent, aligning with the reciprocal principle.

2 Samuel 22:27 is a near-identical parallel from David's song, confirming the same divine response to human character.

Proverbs 3:32 directly parallels: the devious are an abomination, the upright in God's confidence.

Proverbs 11:20 echoes: crooked hearts are an abomination, blameless ways are God's delight.

Matthew 7:2 Parallel

Matthew 7:2 states the measure you use will be measured to you, mirroring the reciprocal treatment of the pure and crooked in Psalm 18:26.

Matthew 5:8 Parallel

Matthew 5:8 promises the pure in heart will see God, paralleling the principle that God shows himself pure to the pure.

Luke 6:38 Parallel

Luke 6:38 applies the measure-for-measure principle to giving, similar to God's reciprocal treatment in Psalm 18:26.

Romans 2:9 Parallel

Romans 2:9 applies the same principle: God repays evil with tribulation, echoing the crooked receiving twisted treatment.

James 2:13 Parallel

James 2:13 shows the corollary: mercy triumphs for the merciful, paralleling the pure receiving purity.