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Psalms 52:3

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. [Selah]
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thou lovest Evil more than good, Falsehood, more than speaking righteousness. [Selah.]
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Thou doest loue euill more then good, and lies more then to speake the trueth. Selah.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Thou louest euill more then good; [and] lying rather then to speake righteousnesse. Selah.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— You love evil more than good, and lying rather than speaking righteousness.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Thou lovest 157
{0157} Prime
אָהַב
'ahab
{aw-hab'}
A primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
evil 7451
{7451} Prime
רָע
ra`
{rah}
From H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (naturally or morally). This includes the second (feminine) form; as adjective or noun.
more than good; 2896
{2896} Prime
טוֹב
towb
{tobe}
From H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well).
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
[and] lying 8267
{8267} Prime
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
{sheh'-ker}
From H8266; an untruth; by implication a sham (often adverbially).
rather than to speak 1696
{1696} Prime
דִּבֵּר
dabar
{daw-bar'}
A primitive root; perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue.
z8763
<8763> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 790
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
righteousness. 6664
{6664} Prime
צֶדֶק
tsedeq
{tseh'-dek}
From H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity.
Selà סֶלָה. 5542
{5542} Prime
סֶלָה
celah
{seh'-law}
From H5541; suspension (of music), that is, pause.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
lovest:

Jeremiah 4:22 For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Micah 3:2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

lying:

Psalms 62:4 They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Jeremiah 9:3-5 And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. ... And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, [and] weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Jeremiah 9:8 Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
John 8:44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Revelation 22:15 For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
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Ps 62:4. Jr 4:22; 9:3, 8. Mi 3:2. Jn 8:44. Ro 1:25. 2Ti 3:4. Rv 22:15.

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