Proverbs 21:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”
הֶבֶל
Vanity, breath, emptiness. Hebel. A breath that vanishes, emptiness. Ecclesiastes says everything apart from God is hebel. It looks solid but it is vapor. Only God endures.
בָּקַשׁ
seekers of
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בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
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מָוֶת
death
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מָוֶת
Death. Mavet. The cessation of life. But God holds the keys of death and promised resurrection to all who are in Him.
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שֶׁקֶר
falsehood
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שֶׁקֶר
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
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נָדַף
driven about
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נָדַף
to shove asunder, i.e. disperse
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פֹּעַל
the acquisition of
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פֹּעַל
an act or work (concretely)
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