King James Version
Psalms 52:3 in the King James Version says “Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 52 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.”
Psalms 52:3 · KJV
To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. O thou: or, and the deceitful tongue
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. destroy: Heb. beat thee down
KJV Study — Public Domain
“more than good”
H2896good (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
“rather than to speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“righteousness”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
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