Proverbs 21:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 21:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:68 words

HebrewMeaning

פֹּ֣עַלpōʿal

the acquisition ofnounH6467

deed · do · getting · maker ···

א֭וֹצָרוֹתʾwōṣārwōt

treasuresnounH214

cellar · garner · store · treasure

בִּ/לְשׁ֣וֹןbiləšwōn

by a tongue ofpronH3956

babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···

שָׁ֑קֶרšāqer

falsehoodnounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

הֶ֥בֶלhebel

is a breathnounH1892

altogether · vanity

נִ֝דָּ֗ףnidāp

driven aboutverbH5086

to and fro) · thrust down · shaken · tossed to and fro

מְבַקְשֵׁיməbaqəšēy

seekers ofverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

מָֽוֶתmāwet

deathnounH4194

death · die

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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James ThorntonNote1mo ago

God's sovereignty revealed - Proverbs 21

What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. Th...