Psalms

Psalm 52:3

3You love evil more than good,

falsehood more than speaking truth.

Selah

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You loveאָהַ֣בְתָּ’ā·haḇ·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH157 love
evilרָּ֣עrā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
more than goodמִטּ֑וֹבmiṭ·ṭō·wḇPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
falsehoodשֶׁ֓קֶר׀še·qerNoun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
more than speakingמִדַּבֵּ֖רmid·dab·bêrPreposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1696 speak
truthצֶ֣דֶקṣe·ḏeqNoun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 8:44 · Jeremiah 9:3–5 · 2 Timothy 3:4 · Romans 1:25 · Revelation 22:15 · Micah 3:2 · Jeremiah 9:8 · Jeremiah 4:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.