King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue;
Complete Jewish Bible:
"Wickedness may taste sweet in his mouth, he may savor and roll it around on his tongue,
Berean Standard Bible:
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
American Standard Version:
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Though wickedness{H7451} be sweet{H4985} in his mouth{H6310}, though he hide{H3582} it under his tongue{H3956};
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 10:7
- His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
- Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.
Job 15:16
- How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
Psalms 109:17
- As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psalms 109:18
- As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
Proverbs 20:17
- ¶ Bread of deceit [is] sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 9:17
- Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
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Commentary for Job 20:12
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H7451
There are 623 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רַע
Transliteration: raʻ
Pronunciation: rah
Description: from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). - Strong's Number: H4985
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָתַק
Transliteration: mâthaq
Pronunciation: maw-thak'
Description: a primitive root; to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet; be (made, [idiom] take) sweet. - Strong's Number: H6310
There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פֶּה
Transliteration: peh
Pronunciation: peh
Description: from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word. - Strong's Number: H3582
There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כָּחַד
Transliteration: kâchad
Pronunciation: kaw-khad'
Description: a primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy; conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide. - Strong's Number: H3956
There are 115 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן
Transliteration: lâshôwn
Pronunciation: law-shone'
Description: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.