What does 2 Samuel 22:27 mean?

2 Samuel 22:27 highlights themes such as purity, justice, divine-nature when read in context.

How should I apply 2 Samuel 22:27 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

25Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

29For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

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Matthew 5:8
The connection to purity is echoed in the Beatitudes.
1 John 1:5
God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all, reflecting His purity.
James 4:6
God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble, contrasting the froward.