Job 20:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Job 20:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 20:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 20:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,”

Job 20:12 — World English Bible

Job 20:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,”

Job 20:12 — American Standard Version

Job 20:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Job 20:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,”

Job 20:12 — Darby Translation

Job 20:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When wickednesse was sweete in his mouth, and he hid it vnder his tongue,”

Job 20:12 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:12 in Context — Job 20

10 Ses fils seront assaillis par les pauvres, Et ses mains restitueront ce qu’il a pris par violence.

11 La vigueur de la jeunesse, qui remplissait ses membres, Aura sa couche avec lui dans la poussière.

12 Le mal était doux à sa bouche, Il le cachait sous sa langue,

13 Il le savourait sans l’abandonner, Il le retenait au milieu de son palais;

14 Mais sa nourriture se transformera dans ses entrailles, Elle deviendra dans son corps un venin d’aspic.

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What Does Job 20:12 Mean?

Job 20:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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