Job 20:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thoughאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
evil 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
is sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יק
(tam·tik)
4985: to become or be sweet or pleasanta prim. root
in his mouthבְּפִ֣יו
(be·fiv)
6310: moutha prim. root
[And] he hidesיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה
(yach·chi·den·nah)
3582: to hidea prim. root
it underתַּ֣חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
his tongue,לְשֹׁונֹֽו׃
(le·sho·v·nov.)
3956: tonguefrom 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)
Parallel Verses
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,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue....

King James 2000 Bible
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
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