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Proverbs 21:6

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6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a snaren of death.*

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Footnotes

  1. nGk: Heb seekers

Cross references

  1. *2 Pet 2:3

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.