Job 20:14

Job 20:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
• New International Version (NIV)yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)yet his food is turned in his stomach; it is the venom of cobras within him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him.

Context of Job 20:14

12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue, 13Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth; Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him. 15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly. 16He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper’s tongue shall slay him.

Job 20:14 word by word

לַ֭חְמוֹ בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• bowelsמֵעֶהmê‛eh · bellyH4578
• turnedהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015

Cross-references for Job 20:14

• 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
• 2 Samuel 12:10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
• Psalms 38:1O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• Psalms 51:8Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
• Proverbs 1:31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.
• Proverbs 23:20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
• Jeremiah 2:19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
• Malachi 2:2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
• Job 20:16He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper’s tongue shall slay him.
• Deuteronomy 32:24They shall bewasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, With the poison of crawling things of the dust.
• Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

Commentaries on Job 20:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Yet his meat - His food. In his bowels is turned - That is, it is as if he had taken food which was exceedingly pleasant, and had retained it in his mouth as long as possible, that he might enjoy it, but when he swallowed it, it became bitter and offensive; compare Revelation 10:9-10. Sin may be pleasant when it is committed, but its consequences will be bitter. It is the gall of asps - On the meaning of the word here rendered “asps” (פתן pethen ), see…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 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 sets his heart upon these…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16venom of cobras … poison of cobras … vipers: In the end, evil people harm only themselves, not others (Matthew 3:7; Romans 3:13; Proverbs 23:29–35).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. turned--Hebrew denotes a total change into a disagreeable contrary (Jr 2:21; compare Re 10:9, 10). gall--in which the poison of the asp was thought to lie. It rather is contained in a sack in the mouth. Scripture uses popular language, where no moral truth is thereby endangered.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 20:14

• Asp
• Gall
• Hypocrisy
• Pleasure
• Sin
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Asp
• Rain
• Short
• Gall
• Zophar

Commentaries on Job 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings