Why Do You Boast of Evil?

Psalms 52:3

In 11 translations

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
LSV: You have loved evil rather than good, || Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.
YLT: Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.
DBY: Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
DRC51:5: Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
GNV: Thou doest loue euill more then good, and lies more then to speake the trueth. Selah.
JPS52:5: Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
LXXE51:5: Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.

WLC52:5: אָהַ֣בְתָּ רָּ֣ע מִטּ֑וֹב שֶׁ֓קֶר ׀ מִדַּבֵּ֖ר צֶ֣דֶק סֶֽלָה׃KJV:Ps.52.3
LXX-Br51:5: Ἠγάπησας κακίαν ὑπὲρ ἀγαθωσύνην, ἀδικίαν ὑπὲρ τὸ λαλῆσαι δικαιοσύνην· διάψαλμα.

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

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. “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not…
John 8:44You 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…
2 Timothy 3:4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Romans 1:25They 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.
Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
Micah 3:2You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
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.”
Jeremiah 9:8Their 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.
Psalms 62:4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

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