Job 20:12

A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long

¹¹ “His bones are full of his youthful vigor,
But it lies down with him in the dust.
¹² “Though evil is sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
¹³ Though he desires it and will not let it go,
But holds it in his mouth,

Job

Job 15:16

How much less one who is detestable and corrupt,
Man, who drinks iniquity like water!

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

Psalm 109:17-18

He also loved cursing, so it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

Proverbs 9:17-18

“Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

Proverbs 20:17

Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.