19 The truthful lip shall be established forever,
(A)But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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17 (A)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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(A)Getting treasures by a lying tongue
[a]Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 LXX Pursue vanity on the snares of death; Vg. Is vain and foolish, and shall stumble on the snares of death; Tg. They shall be destroyed, and they shall fall who seek death

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