Proverbs 21:6–7

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.