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"Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,
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The Sweet Deception of Sin
Commentators explain that Zophar compares wickedness to a sweet morsel of food. Sin can be genuinely pleasurable and tempting in the moment. The image of hiding it "under the tongue" illustrates how people savor and prolong their favorite sins, delighting in them to maximize their enjoyment, much like a foodie savors a delicious bite.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth — Though he has pleasure in committing it, as he has in pleasant food. The sense of this an…
19th Century
Anglican
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth. —He draws a picture of the wicked man after the pattern of a gourmand or glutton…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth Which may respect some particular sin, and by the context it seems to be the sin …
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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 hidin…
13th Century
Catholic
After Zophar heard Job’s opinion about the hope of a future life, he seems to have acquiesced, contradicting nothing in his third response. Yet the…
