Psalms 52:3
Thou lovest evil more than good, And to lie more than to speak truth. [[Pause.]]
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
In Context
2Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!
4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue!
Cross References
Psalms 62:4They study how to cast me down from my eminence; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse.
Jeremiah 4:22My people is foolish, They have no regard to me; Stupid children are they, And have no understanding; They are wise to do evil, But for doing good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; Every one of them speaketh treachery; With their mouth they speak peace to their neighbor, But in their heart they lay snares for him.
John 8:44Ye are of your father the Devil, and what your father desireth ye are ready to do. He was a murderer from the beginning; and he abideth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
2 Timothy 3:4betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather 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 →