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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. 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
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Proverbs 21:23
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23 (A)Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
    (B)keeps himself out of (C)trouble.

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Proverbs 21:23
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23 The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.(A)

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