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Job 20:16 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 20:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 20 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.”
Job 20:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 20:16
The wicked's gain brings death: 'He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.' Continuing poison imagery, Zophar depicts the wicked actively consuming poison (sucking asp poison). The viper's tongue (forked tongue associated with deception) brings death. Zophar implies that Job's words (his 'tongue') reveal hidden poison that brings his suffering. This attacks both Job's wealth and his speeches.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 20:16
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“a viper came out because of the heat”
“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
“and devoured with burning heat and bitter destruction. I will send the teeth of animals on them”
“of the lioness and the lion”
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