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Psalms 52:3

SinTruth and honesty

1 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

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

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

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

5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

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BSB
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
KJV
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
WEB
You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
ASV
Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah
DARBY
Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
BLB
You love evil more than good, lying more than speaking righteousness. Selah
ÅB
Du elsker ondt istedenfor godt, løgn istedenfor å tale hva rett er. Sela.
OTB
Du foretrekker ondt fremfor godt,
Løgn fremfor å tale det som er rett.
Sela
B1930
Du elsker ondt istedenfor godt, løgn istedenfor å tale hvad rett er. Sela.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 9:3–5

    “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.

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  • John 8:44

    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 language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:4

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

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  • Romans 1:25

    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.

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  • Revelation 22:15

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

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  • Micah 3:2

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

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  • Jeremiah 4:22

    “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.”

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  • Jeremiah 9:8

    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.

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