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The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a vanity tossed back and forth by those who seek 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 false witness will perish,
    but a man who listens will speak forever.

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

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