13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,


In Context

10 His children must make amends to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.

11 The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie with him in the dust.

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

13 though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,

14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.

15 He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up.

Job 20:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:13[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:13He will spare it, and not leave it, and will hide it in his throat.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:13Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:13Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13Though he may spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:13Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:13Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: