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} he who is abominable and corrupt, a man drinking wickedness 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 the tree was desirable to make [one] wise, then she took from its fruit and she ate. And she gave [it] also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Proverbs 9:17
"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant."
Proverbs 20:17
Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man, but afterward, his mouth will be filled [with] gravel.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth! Follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes-- but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.

He hide

Psalm 10:7
His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.
Psalm 109:17
Because he loved cursing, let it come [upon] him. Because he did not delight in blessing, let it be far from him.