Catholic Public Domain Version
"Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death. "
— Proverbs 21:6, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death. ”
“Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.”
“Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.”
“He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.”
“He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.”
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”
To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin.
The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need.
Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death.
The robberies of the impious will drag them down, because they were not willing to do judgment.
The perverse way of a man is foreign. But whoever is pure: his work is upright.
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.