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Atomic Bible
Psalms 52:3
You love evil more than good,
from Why Do You Boast of Evil?, Psalms 52:1-9
What it says

He says the wicked man loves evil more than good and falsehood more than righteous speech.

What it is doing

This verse exposes the moral inversion at the center of the man's character.

In context

1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” 2Your tongue devises destruction 3You love evil more than good, 4You love every word that devours, 5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; 6The righteous will see and fear; 7“Look at the man 8But I am like an olive tree 9I will praise You forever,