Proverbs 21:6
The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 13:11 : 11 The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
- Prov 20:21 : 21 An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- Prov 8:36 : 36 But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and all that hate me, loue death.
- Prov 10:2 : 2 The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
- 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through couetousnes shall they with fained words make marchandise of you, whose condemnation long since resteth not, and their destruction slumbreth not.
- Prov 20:14 : 14 It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
- Prov 22:8 : 8 He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
- Prov 30:8 : 8 Remooue farre from me vanitie and lyes: giue me not pouertie, nor riches: feede me with foode conuenient for me,
- Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partryche gathereth the yong, which she hath not brought forth: so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leaue them in the middes of his dayes, and at his ende shall bee a foole.
- Ezek 18:31 : 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye haue transgressed, and make you a newe heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
- 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For the desire of money is the roote of all euill, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pearced themselues through with many sorowes.
- Titus 1:11 : 11 Whose mouthes must bee stopped, which subuert whole houses, teaching things, which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.
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18 So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.
19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.
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2 The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
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11 The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
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20 The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
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5 The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.
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21 An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.
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21 Death & life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shal eate the fruite thereof.
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12 For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, & the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.
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19 The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.
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4 The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.
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21 Which long for death, and if it come not, they would euen search it more then treasures:
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31 He beleeueth not that he erreth in vanitie: therefore vanitie shalbe his change.
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19 As righteousnes leadeth to life: so hee that followeth euill, seeketh his owne death.
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6 The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.
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23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.
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9 A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall perish.
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20 In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.
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21 So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.
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7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceite and fraude: vnder his tongue is mischiefe and iniquitie.
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3 What doeth thy deceitfull tongue bring vnto thee? or what doeth it auaile thee?
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22 The lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deale truely are his delite.
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10 (5:9) He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie.
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14 It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
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18 He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.
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20 The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
21 The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.
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6 Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
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18 Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.
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27 A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.
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19 Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and with thy tongue thou forgest deceit.
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10 Are yet the treasures of wickednes in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure, that is abominable?
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22 A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.
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31 The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.
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2 They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.
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8 Beholde, you trust in lying woordes, that can not profite.
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25 The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.
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5 A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall not escape.