Job 20:12

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“If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 15:16 : 16 how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
  • Ps 109:17-18 : 17 He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. 18 He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.
  • Prov 9:17-18 : 17 “Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!” 18 But they do not realize that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.
  • Prov 20:17 : 17 Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

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  • Job 20:13-16
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    13if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth,

    14his food is turned sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him.

    15The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach.

    16He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Job 20:11
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    11His bones were full of his youthful vigor, but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust.

  • Ps 36:2-4
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    2for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Prov 20:17
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    17Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Rom 3:13-14
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    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Job 6:30
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    30Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

  • Prov 26:26
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    26Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Prov 9:17
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    17“Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”

  • Ps 37:12
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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Job 15:5
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    5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.

  • Prov 23:8
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    8you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

  • Ps 52:4
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    4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.

  • Prov 24:13
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    13Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Ps 55:21
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    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

  • Job 20:20
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    20For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.

  • Job 20:26
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    26Total darkness waits to receive his treasures; a fire which has not been kindled will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

  • Prov 30:20
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    20This is the way of an adulterous woman: she has eaten and wiped her mouth and has said,“I have not done wrong.”

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Prov 27:7
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    7The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

  • Job 24:20
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    20The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.