Psalm 52:3

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 62:4 Parallel

In Psalm 62:4, 'they take pleasure in falsehood' directly echoes the love of lying — same deceitful heart.

Psalm 50:19 Parallel

In Psalm 50:19, the wicked use their tongue for deceit — directly parallels the love of lying.

Psalm 140:3 Parallel

In Psalm 140:3, the tongue is like serpent's venom — describes harmful speech, related to love of lying but more about harm.

Jeremiah 4:22 says God's people are 'wise to do evil' but lack knowledge to do good, mirroring the Psalm's love of evil over good.

In Jeremiah 9:3-5, the pervasive love of lying and evil is described in detail — same theme of loving falsehood.

Micah 3:2 Parallel

Micah 3:2 directly accuses leaders of hating good and loving evil, identical to the Psalm's description of loving evil more than good.

John 8:44 Parallel

In John 8:44, the devil is the father of lies — revealing the source of loving falsehood.

In Revelation 22:15, those who love falsehood are excluded from God's city — same love of lying.

In Proverbs 21:10, the wicked desires evil — directly parallels loving evil more than good.

Ephesians 4:25 commands speaking truth, directly opposing the love of lying in Psalm 52:3.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 describes those who 'took pleasure in wickedness' — the same delight in evil as Psalm 52:3's love of evil.

Romans 1:25 Parallel

Romans 1:25 describes exchanging God's truth for a lie, paralleling the Psalm's love of lying over righteousness.

In 2 Timothy 3:4, 'lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God' parallels loving evil more than good — same misplaced love.

In Jeremiah 9:8, deceitful speech is highlighted — a specific instance of the love of lying.