Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.Proverbs 21:6
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
פֹּ֣עַל א֭וֹצָרוֹת בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר הֶ֥בֶל נִ֝דָּ֗ף מְבַקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃
- פֹּ֣עַלPo.'al“[the] acquisition of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֹּ֫עַל · “work” · Strong's H6467
- א֭וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rot“treasures”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אוֹצָר · “treasure” · Strong's H0214
- בִּלְשׁ֣וֹןbil.Shon“by a tongue of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
- שָׁ֑קֶרSha.ker“falsehood”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
- הֶ֥בֶלHe.vel“[is] a breath”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
- נִ֝דָּ֗ףni.Daf“driven about”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָדַף · “to drive” · Strong's H5086
- מְבַקְשֵׁי־me.vak.shei-“seekers of”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
- מָֽוֶת׃Ma.vet“death”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)