6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:6
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.
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Verse 6
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Making פֹּ֣עַל H6467 Noun - masculine singular construct a fortune א֭וֹצָרוֹת H214 Noun - masculine plural by a lying שָׁ֑קֶר H8267 Noun - masculine singular tongue בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן H3956 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct is a vanishing נִ֝דָּ֗ף H5086 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular mist הֶ֥בֶל H1892 Noun - masculine singular a deadly מָֽוֶת׃ H4194 Noun - masculine singular pursuit מְבַקְשֵׁי־ H1245 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct