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Proverbs 21:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible

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 21:6
Lexham English Bible

6 He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and seeker[a] of death.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Hebrew “seekers”
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Proverbs 21:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible

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

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Proverbs 21:23
Lexham English Bible

23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue,
    he guards his life[a] from danger.

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  1. Proverbs 21:23 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
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