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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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Footnotes

  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 21:6
International Standard Version

6 A fortune gained by deceit[a]
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Lit. by a lying tongue
  2. Proverbs 21:6 So MT; LXX reads is pursuing worthlessness into deadly snares
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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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Proverbs 21:23
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23 Whoever watches his mouth and tongue
    keeps himself from trouble.

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