Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 21:6
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Berean Standard Bible
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
King James Version
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
World English Bible
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
American Standard Version
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 21
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.
5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
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