Job 20:13
Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
Job 20:13 in other translations
| BSB | though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth, |
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| WEB | though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth, |
| ASV | Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth; |
| YLT | Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate, |
| DARBY | Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth, |
| BBE | Though he takes care of it, and does not let it go, but keeps it still in his mouth; |
| Webster | Though he may spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: |
What does Job 20:13 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 20:10-22
The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hiding it and keeping it under his tongue, denotes concealment of his beloved lust, and delight therein. But He who knows what is in the heart, knows what is under the tongue, and will discover it. The love of the world, and of the wealth of it, also is wickedness, and man…
Job 20:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 20:13
- Romans 8:13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
- Matthew 5:29-30
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
- Mark 9:43-49
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. …
- Numbers 11:18-20
And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the Lord which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 5:29,30; Mr 9:43-49; Ro 8:13
within his mouth. Heb. in the midst of his palate.
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Context
- Job 20:12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
- Job 20:13
Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
- Job 20:14
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
Job 20:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Si le parecía bien, y no lo dejaba, mas antes lo detenía entre su paladar; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | S’il l’épargne et ne l’abandonne pas, mais qu’il le retienne dans sa bouche, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und es aufsparte und nicht fahren ließ und es zurückhielt unter seinem Gaumen: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Parcet illi, et non derelinquet illud, et celabit in gutture suo. |