Cross references

Job 20:12

Though evil is sweet in his mouth

and he conceals it under his tongue,

Job 20:12 BSB

Job 20:12 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Job 15:16 (5 votes) and Psalm 10:7 (5 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 3 to Acts 1.

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Which verses does Job 20:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Job 15:165 votes

    how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

  2. Psalm 10:75 votes

    His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

  3. Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

  4. When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

  5. The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him. The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

  6. “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!” But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

  7. Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

Which verses point to Job 20:12?

The 10 strongest of 17.