Psalm 52:3 “You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Sela…”

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

World English Bible

You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

American Standard Version

Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou doest loue euill more then good, and lies more then to speake the trueth. Selah.

Darby Translation

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

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Cross references

“lovest”

2 Timothy 3:4 Micah 3:2 Jeremiah 4:22 Romans 1:25

2 Timothy 3:4 · BSB

traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Micah 3:2 · BSB

You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.

Jeremiah 4:22 · BSB

“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

Romans 1:25 · BSB

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.

“lying”

Jeremiah 9:3–5 John 8:44 Revelation 22:15 Jeremiah 9:8 Psalm 62:4

Jeremiah 9:3–5 · BSB

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

John 8:44 · BSB

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native langua…

Revelation 22:15 · BSB

But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Jeremiah 9:8 · BSB

Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

Psalm 62:4 · BSB

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

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