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Proverbs 21:6
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4 aA haughty look, a proud heart,
And the1 plowing of the wicked are sin. 
5 aThe plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty. 
6 aGetting treasures by a lying tongue
1Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death. 
7 The violence of the wicked will1 destroy them,
Because they refuse to do justice. 
8 The way of1 a guilty man is perverse;
But as for the pure, his work is right. 
Verse Comparison: Proverbs 21:6

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American Standard Version
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

Amplified® Bible
Securing treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro; those who seek them seek death.

Contemporary English Version
Cheating to get rich is a foolish dream and no less than suicide.

Darby English Version
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.

Good News Bible
The riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the jaws of death.

King James Version
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

New American Standard Bible
The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.

New International Version
A fortune made by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

New King James Version
Getting treasures by a lying tongue
Isthe fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue resembles a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.

Revised Standard Version
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.

Young's Literal Translation
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, `Is' a vanity driven away of those seeking death.


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