Job 20:12
Strong's Lexicon
Though
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

evil
רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

is sweet
תַּמְתִּ֣יק (tam·tîq)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4985: 1) to be or become sweet or pleasing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or become sweet 1a2) to be or become pleasant 1a3) to suck 1b) (Hiphil) to give sweet taste

in his mouth
בְּפִ֣יו (bə·p̄îw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

and he conceals
יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה (yaḵ·ḥî·ḏen·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3582: 1) to hide, conceal, cut off, cut down, make desolate, kick 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be hidden 1a2) to be effaced, be destroyed, be cut off 1b) (Piel) to cover, hide 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to hide 1c2) to efface, annihilate

it under
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

his tongue,
לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃ (lə·šō·w·nōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3956: 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

Young's Literal Translation
Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though evil tastes sweet in  his  mouth and he conceals it under  his  tongue,

New American Standard Bible
"Though evil is sweet in his mouth [And] he hides it under his tongue,

King James Bible
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

New Living Translation
"They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness, letting it melt under their tongue.

English Standard Version
“Though evil is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue,

New American Standard Bible
"Though evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

International Standard Version
Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth, though he conceals it under his tongue,

NET Bible
"If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

American Standard Version
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,

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

Young's Literal Translation
Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,
















Cross References
2 Samuel 11:12
And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

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.

Proverbs 19:28
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

Jeremiah 2:19
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 20:11
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

Job 20:10
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

Job 20:9
The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

Job 20:13
Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

Job 20:14
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
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