Verse Comparison: Job 20:16
American Standard Version
He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him.
Amplified® Bible
He shall suck the poison of asps [which ill-gotten wealth contains]; the viper's tongue shall slay him.
Contemporary English Version
They will die from the fangs of poisonous snakes
Darby English Version
He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall kill him.
Good News Bible
What the evil people swallow is like poison; it kills them like the bite of a deadly snake.
King James Version
He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
New American Standard Bible
"He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him.
New International Version
He will suck the poison of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.
New King James Version
He will suck the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue will slay him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue slays him.
Revised Standard Version
He will suck the poison of asps; the tongue of a viper will kill him.
Young's Literal Translation
Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.
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