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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 52, Verse 4

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Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
King James Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue.
American Standard Version
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
New English Translation
You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.
World English Bible
You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
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.
6
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
7
Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.
8
But I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]: and I will wait on thy name; for [it is] good before thy saints.
1
To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: [there is] none that doeth good.
2
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were [any] that did understand, that did seek God.
3
Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.
4
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
5
There were they in great fear, [where] no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth [against] thee: thou hast put [them] to shame, because God hath despised them.