Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[a] a pursuit of death.[b][c](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  2. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  3. Proverbs 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death

Those who gain treasure with lies
    are like a drifting fog, leading to death.

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A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

28 A lying witness will perish,(A)
but the one who listens will speak successfully.

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28 A lying witness will perish,
    but one who listens will testify successfully.

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28 A false witness(A) will perish,(B)
    but a careful listener will testify successfully.

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