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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”

(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

28 A false witness will perish,
    but a man who listens will testify with[a] success.

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  1. Proverbs 21:28 Hebrew “to the”

28 (A)A false witness will perish,
    but the word of a man who hears will endure.

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