Job 20:12
For when evil shall be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue.This verse in the real world
When
In what words
- מָתַקmâthaqto suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
- כָּחַדkâchadto secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Job 15:16, Psa 10:7, Ecc 11:9, Pro 9:17–18, Psa 109:17–18, Gen 3:6, Pro 20:17