NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The gettingpo`al (po'-al) an act or work (concretely) -- act, deed, do, getting, maker, work. of treasures 'owtsar (o-tsaw') a depository -- armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y). by a lying sheqer (sheh'-ker) an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. tongue lashown (law-shone') the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) is a vanity hebel (heh'bel) emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity. tossed to and fro of nadaph (naw-daf') to shove asunder, i.e. disperse -- drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro. them that seek baqash (baw-kash') to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after death maveth (maw'-veth) death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death. King James Bible The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. Holman Christian Standard Bible Making a fortune through a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death. International Standard Version A fortune gained by deceit is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. NET Bible Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The effect of a treasure by a lying tongue is even unto destruction; those that seek death will be overthrown. GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time. They are looking for death. King James 2000 Bible The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. Links Proverbs 21:6Proverbs 21:6 NIV Proverbs 21:6 NLT Proverbs 21:6 ESV Proverbs 21:6 NASB Proverbs 21:6 KJV |
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