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Proverbs 21:6
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6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of 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 21:6
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6 (A)The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a (B)fleeting (C)vapor and a (D)snare of death.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Latin; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
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Proverbs 21:6
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6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[a] a pursuit of death.[b][c](A)

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  1. 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  2. 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  3. 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death
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Proverbs 21:6
New American Standard Bible 1995

6 The (A)acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the [a]pursuit of (B)death.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Lit seekers
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