Psalms 52:3
Thou love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
In Context
2Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
4Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Cross References
Psalms 62:4They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Jeremiah 4:22For my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are sottish sons, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit. He speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.
John 8:44Ye are from the father, the devil, and ye want to do the desires of your father. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his
2 Timothy 3:4traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 52:2-6
The Wickedness of Doeg. 1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 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. The title is… Read the whole commentary →