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Proverbs 21:4-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible

4 The lamp[a] that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart(A)—is sin.

5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(B)

6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[b] a pursuit of death.[c][d](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Some Hb mss, ancient versions read tillage
  2. Proverbs 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  3. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  4. Proverbs 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death
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