Proverbs 21:6 | |
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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