Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) deed, thing done 1b) work, thing made 1c) wages of work 1d) acquisition (of treasure)">6467 [e] פֹּ֣עַל pō-‘al Getting N-msc 1a) treasure (gold, silver, etc) 1b) store, supplies of food or drink 1c) treasure-house, treasury 1c1) treasure-house 1c2) storehouse, magazine 1c3) treasury 1c4) magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury) 1c5) storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea)">214 [e] א֭וֹצָרוֹת ’ō-w-ṣā-rō-wṯ treasures N-mp 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)">3956 [e] בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן bil-šō-wn by a tongue Prep-b | N-csc 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) 1e1) false tongue 1f) in vain">8267 [e] שָׁ֑קֶר šā-qer; lying N-ms 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly">1892 [e] הֶ֥בֶל he-ḇel [Is] the fantasy N-ms 1a) (Qal) to drive about 1b)(Niphal) to be driven, be driven about">5086 [e] נִ֝דָּ֗ף nid-dāp̄, fleeting V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought">1245 [e] מְבַקְשֵׁי־ mə-ḇaq-šê- of those who seek V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc 1a) death 1b) death by violence (as a penalty) 1c) state of death, place of death">4194 [e] מָֽוֶת׃ mā-weṯ. death N-ms

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.

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Proverbs 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers …

Proverbs 20:14,21 It is naught, it is naught, said the buyer: but when he is gone his …

Proverbs 22:8 He that sows iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

Proverbs 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; …

Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets …

1 Timothy 6:9,10 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and …

Titus 1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching …

2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise …

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Proverbs 8:36 But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul: all they that hate …

Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; …

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