Proverbs 21:6 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
World English Bible (WEB)
Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, `Is' a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
| The getting | פֹּ֣עַל | pōʿal | POH-al |
| of treasures | אֹ֭צָרוֹת | ʾōṣārôt | OH-tsa-rote |
| by a lying | בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן | bilšôn | beel-SHONE |
| tongue | שָׁ֑קֶר | šāqer | SHA-ker |
| vanity a is | הֶ֥בֶל | hebel | HEH-vel |
| tossed to and fro | נִ֝דָּ֗ף | niddāp | NEE-DAHF |
| seek that them of | מְבַקְשֵׁי | mĕbaqšê | meh-vahk-SHAY |
| death. | מָֽוֶת׃ | māwet | MA-vet |