Psalm 52:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You loveאָהַ֣בְתָּ
(a·hav·ta)
157: to lovea prim. root
evilרָּ֣ע
(ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
more than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
good,מִטֹּ֑וב
(mit·to·vv;)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
Falsehoodשֶׁ֓קֶר
(she·ker)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
more than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
speakingמִדַּבֵּ֖ר
(mid·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
what is right.צֶ֣דֶק
(tze·dek)
6664: rightness, righteousnessfrom an unused word
Selah.סֶֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
Thou lovest
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
more than good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
and lying
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
rather than to speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
righteousness
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

King James Bible
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. Selah

International Standard Version
You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking uprightly. Interlude

NET Bible
You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You have loved evil more than good, and lying more than speaking righteousness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth. [Selah]

King James 2000 Bible
You love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
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