Job

Job 20:12

¹²Though evil is sweet in his mouth

and he conceals it under his tongue,

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.