Job 20:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

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  • Job 15:16 : 16 Also -- surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue `is' perverseness and iniquity,
  • Ps 109:17-18 : 17 And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him. 18 And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
  • Prov 9:17-18 : 17 `Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.' 18 And he hath not known that Rephaim `are' there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!
  • Prov 20:17 : 17 Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 And the woman seeth that the tree `is' good for food, and that it `is' pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make `one' wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

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  • Job 20:13-16
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    13Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

    14His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps `is' in his heart.

    15Wealth he hath swallowed, and doth vomit it. From his belly God driveth it out.

    16Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue `is' perverseness and iniquity,

  • Job 20:11
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    11His bones have been full of his youth, And with him on the dust it lieth down.

  • Ps 36:2-4
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    2For he made `it' smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

    3The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

    4Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

  • Prov 20:17
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    17Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.

  • Ps 50:19
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    19Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,

  • Rom 3:13-14
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    13A sepulchre opened `is' their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps `is' under their lips.

    14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

  • Job 6:30
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    30Is there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palate desirable things?

  • Prov 26:26
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    26Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.

  • Prov 26:24
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    24By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

  • Prov 9:17
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    17`Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

  • Job 15:5
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    5For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Ps 52:2
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    2Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.

  • Prov 23:8
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    8Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that `are' sweet.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

  • Ps 52:4
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    4Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 24:13
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    13Eat my son, honey that `is' good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!

  • Ps 59:12
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    12The sin of their mouth `is' a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

  • Ps 55:21
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    21Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart `is' war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they `are' drawn `swords'.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips `is' wickedness.

  • Job 20:20
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    20For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.

  • Job 20:26
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    26All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.

  • Prov 30:20
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    20So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'

  • Prov 6:12
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    12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking `with' perverseness of mouth,

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

  • Prov 12:22
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    22An abomination to Jehovah `are' lying lips, And stedfast doers `are' his delight.

  • Prov 27:7
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    7A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20The tongue of the righteous `is' chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.

  • Job 24:20
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    20Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten `on' him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20Deceit `is' in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace `is' joy.