Psalms 52:3

3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.[a]

Psalms 52:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
ESV
3 You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
NLT
3 You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
MSG
3 You love evil more than good, you call black white.
CSB
3 You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah

Psalms 52:3 In-Context

1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
4 You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 10:10; 1 Samuel 12:25; Amos 5:14-15; John 3:20
  • 2. Psalms 58:3; Jeremiah 9:5; Revelation 21:8

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 5.
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