Proverbs 21:6

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:11 : 11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
  • Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
  • Prov 8:36 : 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.
  • Prov 10:2 : 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
  • Prov 20:14 : 14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
  • Prov 30:8 : 8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
  • Ezek 18:31 : 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

    28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Prov 1:18-19
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    18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

  • Prov 20:21
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    21An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Prov 18:21
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    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  • Mic 6:12
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    12For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

  • Prov 12:19
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    19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Job 3:21
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    21Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

  • Job 15:31
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    31Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Prov 19:9
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    9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Ps 120:3
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    3What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

  • Prov 12:22
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    22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

  • Eccl 5:10
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    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

  • Prov 20:14-15
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    14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

    15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

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    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 10:20-21
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    20The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.

    21The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

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    6Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Jer 17:11
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    11As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

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    19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

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    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • Matt 6:19
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    19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

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    26For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

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    27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

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    27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

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    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

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    10Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?

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    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

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    31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

  • Ps 12:2
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    2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

  • Jer 7:8
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    8Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

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    25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

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    5A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.