Job

Job 20:12–13

¹²Though evil is sweet in his mouth

and he conceals it under his tongue,

¹³though he cannot bear to let it go

and keeps it in his mouth,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
evil	רָעָ֑ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
is sweet	תַּמְתִּ֣יק	tam·tîq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4985 become or be sweet, pleasant
in his mouth	בְּפִ֣יו	bə·p̄îw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and he conceals	יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה	yaḵ·ḥî·ḏen·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3582 hide, efface
it under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
his tongue	לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃	lə·šō·w·nōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3956 tongue

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
though he cannot bear	יַחְמֹ֣ל	yaḥ·mōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2550 spare
to let it go	יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה	ya·‘az·ḇen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
and keeps	וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה	wə·yim·nā·‘en·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
it in	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
his mouth	חִכּֽוֹ׃	ḥik·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 20:12 Job 15:16 · Psalm 10:7 · Ecclesiastes 11:9 · Genesis 3:6 · Proverbs 9:17–18 · Proverbs 20:17 · Psalm 109:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.