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Proverbs 21:6
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6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

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Proverbs 21:6
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6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

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Proverbs 21:6
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6 A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
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Proverbs 21:28
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28 A false witness will perish.
    A man who listens speaks to eternity.

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Proverbs 21:28
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28 A false witness shall perish;
But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

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Proverbs 21:28
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28 A false witness(A) will perish,(B)
    but a careful listener will testify successfully.

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