“"With the holy You shall be holy" [Psalm 18:25]. There is a hidden depth also, wherein You are known to be holy with the holy, for that You make holy. "And with the harmless You shall be harmless." For Thou harmest no man, but each one is bound by the bands of his own sins. [Proverbs 5:22]”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 18
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25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
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23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
— Psalms 18:25 —
26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.