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Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

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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

28 A false witness will perish.
    A man who listens speaks to eternity.

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28 A false witness will perish,
    but whoever listens will testify successfully.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:28 Lit. testify forever