Job 20:12
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
"Thoughאִם־im-518ifa prim. conjunction
evil  7463aevil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
is sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam·tik4985to become or be sweet or pleasanta prim. root
in his mouthבְּפִ֣יוbe·fiv6310moutha prim. root
[And] he hidesיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyach·chi·den·nah3582to hidea prim. root
it underתַּ֣חַתta·chat8478underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
his tongue,לְשֹׁונֹֽו׃le·sho·v·nov.3956tonguefrom an unused word
KJV Lexicon
Though wickedness
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
be sweet
mathaq  (maw-thak')
to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet -- be (made, take) sweet.
in his mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
though he hide
kachad  (kaw-khad')
to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy -- conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.
it under his tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
New American Standard (©1995)
"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;

American King James 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,

Darby Bible Translation
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth and he hide it under his tongue,

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

Webster's Bible Translation
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,

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

איוב 20:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק בְּפִ֣יו רָעָ֑ה יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשֹׁונֹֽו׃

איוב 20:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אם־תמתיק בפיו רעה יכחידנה תחת לשונו׃

איוב 20:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אם־תמתיק בפיו רעה יכחידנה תחת לשונו׃

איוב 20:12 Hebrew Bible
אם תמתיק בפיו רעה יכחידנה תחת לשונו׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
cum enim dulce fuerit in ore eius malum abscondet illud sub lingua sua

Evil Evil-doing Hide Hides Keeps Mouth Secretly Sweet Sweeten Though Tongue Wickedness

Evil Evil-Doing Hide Hides Keeps Mouth Secretly Sweet Tongue Wickedness

Evil Evil-Doing Hide Hides Keeps Mouth Secretly Sweet Tongue Wickedness

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