Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

Bible References

Wickedness

Job 15:16
How much less one who is detestable and corrupt,
Man, who drinks iniquity like water!
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.
Proverbs 9:17
“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.

He hide

Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
Psalm 109:17
He also loved cursing, so it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.