Job 20:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 20:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 20:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 20:16 — KJV
“He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.”
— Job 20:16 (KJV)
Job 20:16 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 20:16
“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
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“Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”
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“Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.”
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“They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.”
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“The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.”
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