Psalm 52:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.

New Living Translation
You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude

English Standard Version
You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah

Berean Study Bible
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

New American Standard Bible
You love evil more than good, Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah

NASB 1995
You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

NASB 1977
You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

Amplified Bible
You love evil more than good, And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

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

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

Contemporary English Version
You would rather do evil than good, and tell lies than speak the truth.

Good News Translation
You love evil more than good and falsehood more than truth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth. [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)
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

New King James Version
You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah

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

New Heart English Bible
You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

World English Bible
You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

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

American Standard Version
Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

A Faithful Version
You love evil more than good, and lying more than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou hast loved evil rather than good, lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

English Revised Version
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou doest loue euill more then good, and lies more then to speake the trueth. Selah.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou hast loued vngratiousnes more then goodnes: and to talke of falshood more then of righteousnes. Selah.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou louest vngraciousnesse more the good, to talke of lyes more then rightuousnesse.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have loved evil rather than good, "" Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Ps 52:5Thou lovedst evil above good; falsehood more than speaking justice. Silence.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have loved malice above goodness, and iniquity more than speaking righteousness.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You have loved evil more than good, and lying more than speaking righteousness.

Lamsa Bible
You love evil more than good, and lying rather than speaking righteousness.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou lovest evil more than good; Falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.
















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