Job 20:13

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but retain it in the midst of his mouth,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
though he cherishes it and will not let it gobut keeps it in his mouth,

Hebrew Names Version
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

King James Version
Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

English Standard Version
though he is loath to let it go and holds it in his mouth,

New Century Version
They cannot stand to let go of it; they keep it in their mouths.

New English Translation
if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth,

Amplified Bible
Though he desires it and will not let it go But holds it in his mouth,

New American Standard Bible
Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth,

World English Bible
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And fauoured it, and would not forsake it, but kept it close in his mouth,

Legacy Standard Bible
Though he desires it and will not forsake it,And holds it to his palate,

Berean Standard Bible
though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,

Contemporary English Version
and swallow it slowly.

Complete Jewish Bible
he may linger over it and not let it go but keep it there in his mouth —

Darby Translation
[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,

Easy-to-Read Version
He hates to let it go and holds it in his mouth.

George Lamsa Translation
Though he spare it and forsake it not, but keep it still in his mouth;

Lexham English Bible
though he spares it and does not let it go and holds it back in the midst of his palate,

Literal Translation
he spares it, and he will not leave it; yea, he keeps holding it in his mouth);

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
That he fauoureth, that wyll he not forsake, but kepeth it close in his throte.

American Standard Version
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

Bible in Basic English
Though he takes care of it, and does not let it go, but keeps it still in his mouth;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;

King James Version (1611)
Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keepe it stil within his mouth:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
That he fauoured, that would he not forsake, but kept it close in his throte.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
though he will not spare it, and will not leave it, but will keep it in the midst of his throat:

English Revised Version
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He schal spare it, and schal not forsake it; and schal hide in his throte.

Update Bible Version
Though he spares it, and will not let it go, But keeps it still inside his mouth;

Webster's Bible Translation
[Though] he may spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

New King James Version
Though he spares it and does not forsake it, But still keeps it in his mouth,

New Living Translation
They savored it, holding it long in their mouths.

New Life Bible
He hates to let it go, and holds it in his mouth.

New Revised Standard
though they are loath to let it go, and hold it in their mouths,

Douay-Rheims Bible
He will spare it, and not leave it, and will hide it in his throat.

Revised Standard Version
though he is loath to let it go, and holds it in his mouth,

Young's Literal Translation
Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Though he desires it and will not let it go, But holds it in his mouth,

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth. ¹¹ His bones, are full of youthful vigour, yet, with him - in the dust, shall it lie down. ¹² Though, a sweet taste in his mouth, be given by vice, though he hide it under his tongue; ¹³ Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but retain it in the midst of his mouth, ¹⁴ His food, in his stomach, is changed, the gall of adders, within him! ¹⁵ Wealth, hath he swallowed, and hath vomited the same, Out of his belly, shall, GOD, drive it forth: ¹⁶ The poison of adders, shall he suck, The tongue of the viper shall slay him; ¹⁷ Let him not see in the channels the flowings of torrents of honey and milk. ¹⁸ In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult! ¹⁹ For he hath oppressed - hath forsaken the poor, A house, hath he seized, which he cannot rebuild.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

spare it: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Mark 9:43-49, Romans 8:13

within his mouth: Heb. in the midst of his palate

Reciprocal: Proverbs 19:28 - the

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
And Yahweh said unto Abram: Come thou on thy way, Out of thy land and out of the place of thy birth and out of the house of thy father, - Unto the land that I will show thee;

Genesis 12:9
Thus Abram brake up, again and again, towards the South.

Genesis 20:3
Then God went in unto Abimelech, in a dream of the night, - and said to him, Behold thee dead! because of the woman whom thou hast taken, seeing that, she, is a married woman.

Genesis 20:5
Had not, he himself, said to me, My sister, is she? and even she herself, said, My brother, is he? In the integrity of my heart and in the pureness of my hand, have I done this!

Genesis 20:11
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no fear of God, in this place, - therefore will they slay me for the sake of my wife.

1 Samuel 23:21
Then said Saul, Blessed, be ye, of Yahweh, - because ye have taken pity upon me.

Psalms 64:5
They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?

Acts 5:9
And, Peter, said unto her - Why was it agreed by you to put to the proof the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of them that have buried thy husband, are at the door, and they shall bear thee forth.

Hebrews 11:8
By faith, being called, Abraham obeyed - to come forth into a place he was destined to receive for an inheritance; and he came forth, not well knowing whither he was coming.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[Though] he spare it,.... Not that he feeds sparingly on it, for he eats of it freely and plentifully, with great eagerness and greediness; it designs the gratefulness of it to him; he does not spit it out as loathsome, having tasted of it, but retains it as sweet and pleasant; he spares it as Saul did Agag, and as a man spares his only son; sin being a child, a brat of a wicked man, and therefore it is dear unto him:

and forsake it not: as he never will, until he is fully convinced of the evil of it, and it becomes exceeding sinful to him, and so loathsome and disagreeable; and he is restrained from it by the grace of God, and enabled by it to desert it, for such an one only finds mercy, Proverbs 28:13;

but keep it still within his mouth; like an epicure, that will not suffer his food quickly to go down his throat into his stomach, that he may have the greater pleasure in tasting, palating, and relishing it; as Philoxenus, who wished his throat as long as a crane's, that he might be the longer in tasting the sweetness of what he ate and drank; so the wicked man keeps sin within his mouth, not by restraining his mouth from speaking evil, rather by a non-confession of it, but chiefly by continuing and persisting in it, that he might have all the pleasure and satisfaction he has promised himself in it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Though he spare it - That is, though he retains it long in his mouth, that he may enjoy it the more.

And forsake it not - Retains it as long as he can.

But keep it still within his mouth - Margin, as in Hebrew “in the midst of his palate.” He seeks to enjoy it as long as possible.