16He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.


In Context

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.

16 He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.

17 He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.

Job 20:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck the head of asps, and the viper's tongue shall kill him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall kill him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck cobra venom. The viper's tongue shall kill him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.