Proverbs 21:6
Parallel Translations


NASB: The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time. They are looking for death. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
ASV: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
BBE: He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
DBY: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
JPS: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.
WBS: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.
WEB: Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
YLT: The making of treasures by a lying tongue, [Is] a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

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