Proverbs 21:6

New International Version

⁶A fortune made by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.^[a]^(A)

Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

Proverbs 21:6

English Standard Version

⁶^(A)The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a ^(B)fleeting ^(C)vapor and a ^(D)snare of death.^[a]

Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Latin; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

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

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

New International Version (NIV)