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Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Proverbs 21:6 · King James Version
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Proverbs 21:6 in other translations
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
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In context
3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
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.
8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
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