Parallel Verses
King James Version
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
New American Standard Bible
And he hides it under his tongue,
Holman Bible
and he conceals it under his tongue,
International Standard Version
Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth, though he conceals it under his tongue,
A Conservative Version
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
American Standard Version
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,
Amplified
“Though evil and wickedness are sweet in his mouth
And he hides it under his tongue,
Bible in Basic English
Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;
Darby Translation
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth and he hide it under his tongue,
Julia Smith Translation
If evil shall be sweet in his mouth he will cover it under his tongue;
King James 2000
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth, [and] he hides it under his tongue,
Modern King James verseion
Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When wickedness was sweet in his mouth, he hid it under his tongue.
NET Bible
"If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
New Heart English Bible
"Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
The Emphasized Bible
Though, a sweet taste in his mouth, be given by vice, though he hide it under his tongue;
Webster
Though wickedness may be sweet in his mouth, though he may hide it under his tongue;
World English Bible
"Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
Youngs Literal Translation
Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,
Themes
Afflictions of the The Wicked » Are multiplied
Error » Known to God » Loved by men
Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long
11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
Names
Cross References
Job 15:16
How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Psalm 109:17-18
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Proverbs 9:17-18
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.