Proverbs 21:6

King James Version 1611 (Original)

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of 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 labour shall 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 through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
  • Prov 20:14 : 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
  • Prov 30:8 : 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
  • Ezek 18:31 : 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby 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 will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Titus 1:11 : 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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    2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • Prov 17:20
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  • Prov 20:21
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    21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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

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    21 Death 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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    12 For 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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    19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

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

  • Job 15:31
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    31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

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    19 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

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    6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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    9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

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    20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

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

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    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

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    3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

  • Prov 12:22
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    22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

  • Eccl 5:10
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    14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

    15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

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    19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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