Job 20:12

New King James Version

“Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue,

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment.

Job 15:16

How much less man, who is abominable and filthy, Who drinks iniquity like water!

Proverbs 20:17

Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

Genesis 3:6

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

2 Samuel 11:12

Then David said to Uriah, “Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next.

Proverbs 19:28

A disreputable witness scorns justice, And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

Jeremiah 2:19

Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts.