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Gettingפֹּעַלtreasuresאוֹצָרוֹתwith a tongueבִּלְשׁוֹןof falsehoodשָׁקֶרis a vaporהֶבֶלdriven away;נִדָּףthey are seekersמְבַקְשֵׁיof death.מָוֶת
Proverbs 21:6
Study it in the app“Getting treasures with a tongue of falsehood is a vapor driven away; they are seekers of death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:6, word by word
- Gettingפֹּעַלpoal
wages
What is given to the one who worked, in return for his labor.
Where else “poal” appears- treasuresאוֹצָרוֹתotsarot
treasure
Valuables stored up.
Where else “otsarot” appears- with a tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- of falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- is a vaporהֶבֶלhevel
vapor
A breath that passes and does not last; that brief is everything.
Where else “hevel” appears- driven awayנִדָּףnidaf
driven (by the wind)
Be driven by the wind, blown away.
Where else “nidaf” appears- they are seekersמְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshe
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshe” appears- of deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears
Translation note
The ancient Greek translation says at the end: “pursues snares of death.”
The context
5The thoughts of the diligent lead only to profit, but everyone who hurries only to want.
6 · This verse (above)
7The devastation of the wicked will drag them away, because they refuse to do justice.