6He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.


In Context

3 To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.

4 Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.

5 The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

6 He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.

7 The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.

8 The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.

Proverbs 21:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:6A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.