Job 20:12 Cross References - NSB

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

⁶ When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

¹⁶ how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water!

⁷ His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.

¹⁷ He loved to put curses on others, so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless others, so he never received a blessing. ¹⁸ He wore cursing as though it were clothing; so cursing entered his body like water and his bones like oil.

¹⁷ »Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.« ¹⁸ He does not know the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.

¹⁷ Bread taken by deceit tastes sweet to a man. Afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.

⁹ Rejoice, O young man, in your youth. Let your heart cheer you in your early days. Walk in the ways of your heart, and in the desires of your eyes. Yet you know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.