Compare Translations for Job 20:12

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Holman Christian Standard Bible

12 Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

English Standard Version

12 "Though evil is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue,

King James Version

12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

The Message Bible

12 "They savor evil as a delicacy, roll it around on their tongues,

New American Standard Bible

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

New International Version

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

New King James Version

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

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New Living Translation

12 “They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness, letting it melt under their tongue.

New Revised Standard

12 "Though wickedness is sweet in their mouth, though they hide it under their tongues,

American Standard Version

12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,

The Bible in Basic English

12 Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;

La Biblia de las Américas (Español)

12 Aunque el mal sea dulce en su boca, y lo oculte bajo su lengua,

Common English Bible

12 Though wickedness is sweet in their mouths, they hide it under their tongues;

Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha

12 Though wickedness is sweet in their mouths, they hide it under their tongues;

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The Complete Jewish Bible

12 "Wickedness may taste sweet in his mouth, he may savor and roll it around on his tongue,

The Darby Translation

12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,

Good News Translation

12 Evil tastes so good to them that they keep some in their mouths to enjoy its flavor.

Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha

12 Evil tastes so good to them that they keep some in their mouths to enjoy its flavor.

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GOD'S WORD Translation

12 "Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue. . . .

Hebrew Names Version

12 "Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,

La Biblia del Jubileo 2000

12 Si el mal se endulzó en su boca, si lo ocultaba debajo de su lengua

Jubilee Bible 2000

12 If wickedness was sweet in his mouth, if he hid it under his tongue,

King James Version w/ Apocrypha

12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

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Lexham English Bible

12 "Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth, [and] he hides it under his tongue,

Louis Segond 1910 (French)

12 Le mal était doux à sa bouche, Il le cachait sous sa langue,

Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha

12 Though evil be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue;

New Century Version

12 "Evil may taste sweet in their mouths, and they may hide it under their tongues.

New International Reader's Version

12 "Anything that is evil tastes sweet to them. They keep it under their tongues for a while.

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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha

12 "Though wickedness is sweet in their mouth, though they hide it under their tongues,

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Nueva Traducción Viviente

12 »Ellos disfrutaron del dulce sabor de la maldad,
dejando que se deshiciera bajo su lengua.

Nueva Versión Internacional

12 »Aunque en su boca el mal sabe dulcey lo disimula bajo la lengua,

Ostervald (French)

12 Si le mal est doux à sa bouche, s'il le cache sous sa langue,

Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible

12 For when evil shall be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue.

Revised Standard Version

12 "Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue,

Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha

12 "Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue,

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La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español)

12 Si el mal se endulzó en su boca, Si lo ocultaba debajo de su lengua;

Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español)

12 Si el mal se endulzó en su boca, si lo ocultaba debajo de su lengua;

Statenvertaling (Dutch)

12 Indien het kwaad in zijn mond zoet is, hij dat verbergt, onder zijn tong,

Third Millennium Bible

12 "Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,

Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha

12 "Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,

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The Latin Vulgate

12 cum enim dulce fuerit in ore eius malum abscondet illud sub lingua sua

The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha

12 cum enim dulce fuerit in ore eius malum abscondet illud sub lingua sua

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The Webster Bible

12 Though wickedness may be sweet in his mouth, [though] he may hide it under his tongue;

World English Bible

12 "Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,

12 For when evil was sweet in his mouth, he hid it under his tongue.

Young's Literal Translation

12 Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

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Job 20:12 Commentaries

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