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He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.

The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.

The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.

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A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](A)

The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(B)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

The way of the guilty is devious,(C)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death