Job 20:12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
Though wickednes be sweet in his mouth, though hee hide it vnder his tongue;
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- Psalms 10:7Rank 2 from verse 12
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rank 3 from verse 12
9¶ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
9¶ Reioyce, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth, and walke in the wayes of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things, God will bring thee into iudgement.
- Genesis 3:6Rank 4 from verse 12
6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
6And the woman saw, that the tree was good for food, and that it was †pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she tooke of the fruit thereof, *and did eate, and gaue also vnto her husband with her, and hee did eate.
- Proverbs 20:17Rank 5 from verse 12
- Proverbs 9:17–18Rank 6 from verse 12
17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
17†Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
- Psalms 109:17–18Rank 7 from verse 12
17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
17As he loued cursing, so let it come vnto him: as hee delighted not in blessing, so let it be farre from him.
18†As he clothed himselfe with cursing like as with his garment: so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.
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Job 20:12
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wickedness
Moral evil, sin, iniquity, injustice, perversity, or corrupt intent or conduct.
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Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Sense 1: To conceal, keep from sight or knowledge, or lie concealed. Sense 2: As a noun, an animal skin.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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11His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
11His bones are ful of the sinne of his youth, which shall ye downe with him in the dust.
12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
12Though wickednes be sweet in his mouth, though hee hide it vnder his tongue;
Selected passage13Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keepe it stil †within his mouth: