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Proverbs 21:6 Interlinear

“The getting of treasures tongue by a lying is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death”

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Proverbs 21 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	פֹּ֣עַל	H6467	The getting	an act or work (concretely)
2	אֹ֭צָרוֹת	H214	of treasures	a depository
3	בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן	H3956	tongue	the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
4	שָׁ֑קֶר	H8267	by a lying	an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
5	הֶ֥בֶל	H1892	is a vanity	emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
6	נִ֝דָּ֗ף	H5086	tossed to and fro of	to shove asunder, i.e., disperse
7	מְבַקְשֵׁי	H1245	them that seek	to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
8	מָֽוֶת׃	H4194	death	death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin

Proverbs 21:6 (current)The getting of treasures tongue by a lying is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death