Proverbs
Proverbs 21:6
6Making a fortune by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making | פֹּ֣עַל | pō·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6467 doing, deed, work |
| a fortune | א֭וֹצָרוֹת | ’ō·w·ṣā·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse |
| by a lying | שָׁ֑קֶר | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| tongue | בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן | bil·šō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| is a vanishing | נִ֝דָּ֗ף | nid·dāp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5086 drive, drive asunder |
| mist | הֶ֥בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| a deadly | מָֽוֶת׃ | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| pursuit | מְבַקְשֵׁי־ | mə·ḇaq·šê- | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1245 seek |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 13:11 · Proverbs 10:2 · Jeremiah 17:11 · Proverbs 20:21 · Proverbs 8:36 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Proverbs 30:8 · Proverbs 22:8 · Proverbs 20:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.