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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 21:6 - Getting
Proverbs 21:6 - The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The getting | H6467 | פֹּעַל |
[Noun Masculine] an act or work (concretely) |
| of treasures | H214 | אוֹצָר |
[Noun Masculine] a depository |
| by a lying | H8267 | שֶׁקֶר |
[Noun Masculine] an untruth; by implication a sham (often adverbially) |
| tongue | H3956 | לָשׁוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] 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} a cove of water) |
| is a vanity | H1892 | הֶבֶל |
[Noun Masculine] emptiness or vanity; figuratively something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb |
| tossed to and fro | H5086 | נָדַף |
[Verb] to shove {asunder} that {is} disperse |
| of them that seek | H1245 | בָּקַשׁ |
[Verb] to search out (by any method; specifically in worship or prayer); by implication to strive after |
| death | H4194 | מָוֶת |
[Noun Masculine] death (natural or violent); concretely the {dead} their place or state (hades); figuratively {pestilence} ruin |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.