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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 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 21:23
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23 Those who guard their mouths(A) and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.(B)

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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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