Job 20:12-20

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,

¹⁴yet in his stomach his food sours

into the venom of cobras within him.

¹⁵He swallows wealth but vomits it out;

God will force it from his stomach.

¹⁶He will suck the poison of cobras;

the fangs of a viper will kill him.

¹⁷He will not enjoy the streams,

the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

¹⁸He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;

he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

¹⁹For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor;

he has seized houses he did not build.

²⁰Because his appetite is never satisfied,

he cannot escape with his treasure.

— Job 20:12-20

(BSB)

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Cross References for Job 20:12-20

• Proverbs 23:8
• Matthew 27:3-4
• Romans 3:13
• Psalm 10:7
• Job 35:9
• Job 15:16
• Job 20:10
• Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
• Deuteronomy 32:13-14
• Proverbs 1:12

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