Psalm 52:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

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

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

Hebrew
You love
אָהַ֣בְתָּ (’ā·haḇ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

evil
רָּ֣ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

more than good,
מִטּ֑וֹב (miṭ·ṭō·wḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

falsehood
שֶׁ֓קֶר ׀ (še·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

more than speaking
מִדַּבֵּ֖ר (mid·dab·bêr)
Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

the truth.
צֶ֣דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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