Psalms 52:3 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

You love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness, justice, and right. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

You love evil more than good, and lying rather than to speak righteousness, justice, and right. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

You love to do evil things, not good things. You love to tell lies more than the truth.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You love evil more than goodness. You love lies more than truth. Selah

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You love evil more than good and falsehood more than truth.

English God's Word - GW 1995

You prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth. Selah

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

You love evil more than good, and lying rather than speaking what is right. Selah

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Why do you glory in evil, you scandalous liar? All day long

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You love evil instead of good. You would rather lie than tell the truth. Selah

English NIV

You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah

English NKJ 1982

You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness.

English NLT

You love evil more than good and lies more than truth.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

You love evil and hate what is good and right. You would rather lie than tell the truth.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

How you love wickedness—far more than good! And lying more than truth!

English Tyndale 1537

Thou lovest ungraciousness more than good, to talk of lies more than righteousness. Selah.

Psalms 52:3 — Compare Translations