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Proverbs 21:6

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6mThe getting of treasures by a lying tongue

Is na vanity otossed to and fro of them pthat seek death.

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Footnotes

  1. mComp. ch. 10:2.
  2. nSee ch. 13:11.
  3. oLev. 26:36 marg. Job 13:25. Isai. 41:2 in the Heb.
  4. pSo ch. 8:36.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A fortune made by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Making a fortune through a lying tongue

is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wealth created by a lying tongue

is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who makes treasure by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and seeker of death.