Strong's Lexicon You love אָהַ֣בְתָּ (’ā·haḇ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like evil רָּ֣ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical) more than good, מִטּ֑וֹב (miṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty falsehood שֶׁ֓קֶר ׀ (še·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8267: 1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) 1e1) false tongue 1f) in vain more than speaking מִדַּבֵּ֖ר (mid·dab·bêr) Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight the truth. צֶ֣דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6664: 1) justice, rightness, righteousness 1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures) 1b) righteousness (in government) 1b1) of judges, rulers, kings 1b2) of law 1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah 1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government 1b5) of God's attribute 1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause) 1d) rightness (in speech) 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity 1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption 1f2) in name of Messianic king 1f3) of people enjoying salvation 1f4) of Cyrus Selah סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 5542: 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. 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. Parallel Verses 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 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) American Standard Version Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah English Revised Version Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah Young's Literal Translation Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah. Cross References Psalm 5:9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Psalm 36:4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. Psalm 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Proverbs 21:10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. Jeremiah 9:5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalm 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully. Psalm 52:1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. Psalm 51:19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. Psalm 52:4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. Psalm 52:5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. Jump to Previous Deceit Evil Falsehood Good Love Loved Rather Right Righteousness Selah Speak Speaking Truth WorksJump to Next Deceit Evil Falsehood Good Love Loved Rather Right Righteousness Selah Speak Speaking Truth WorksLinks Psalm 52:3 NIVPsalm 52:3 NLT Psalm 52:3 ESV Psalm 52:3 NASB Psalm 52:3 KJV Psalm 52:3 Bible Apps Psalm 52:3 Parallel Psalm 52:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 52:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 52:3 French Bible Psalm 52:3 German Bible Psalm 52:3 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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