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Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

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The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a snare[a] of death.(A)

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  1. 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers

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

28 A false witness will perish.
    A man who listens speaks to eternity.

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28 A false witness will perish,
    but a good listener 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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