Proverbs 21:6–7
Proverbs 21:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 A fortune made by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
for they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them;
Because they refuse to do judgment.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue
Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked will destroy them,
Because they refuse to do justice.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 Wealth that comes from telling lies
vanishes like a mist and leads to death.
7 The violence of the wicked will destroy them,
because they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away,
Because they refuse to do justice.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
7 The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time.
They are looking for death.
7 The violence of wicked people will drag them away
since they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and seeker of death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
for they refuse to do justice.
Proverbs 21:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they refuse to act with justice.