Proverbs 21:6 Go deeper

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. (KJV)

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פֹּ֣עַלPo.'al[the] acquisition of

Lemma: פֹּ֫עַל (po.al) · Strong's: H6467

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: work

Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 33:11, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6467; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 1

א֭וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rottreasures

Lemma: אוֹצָר (o.tsar) · Strong's: H0214

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: treasure

Used 79 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 32:34, Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0214; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 2

בִּלְשׁ֣וֹןbil.Shonby a tongue of

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 3

שָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 4

הֶ֥בֶלHe.vel[is] a breath

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 5

נִ֝דָּ֗ףni.Dafdriven about

Lemma: נָדַף (na.daph) · Strong's: H5086

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to drive

Used 9 times. Also: Leviticus 26:36, Job 13:25, Job 32:13, Psalms 1:4, Psalms 68:2, Isaiah 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5086; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 6

מְבַקְשֵׁי\־me.vak.shei-seekers of

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 7

מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 21:6 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Making	→	פֹּ֫עַל H6467 work
a fortune	→	אוֹצָר H0214 treasure
by a lying	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
is a vanishing	→	נָדַף H5086 to drive
mist	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
a deadly	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
pursuit	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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