🌪️WEB · Job 20:12
What does Job 20:12 mean?
"“Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,"
— Job 20:12 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The eye which saw him shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more see him.
His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.
His bones are full of his youth, but youth shall lie down with him in the dust.
“Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;
yet his food in his bowels is turned. It is cobra venom within him.
He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
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