The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
* The getting of treaſures by a lying tongue, is a vanitie toſſed to and fro of them that ſeeke death.
אוֹצָר , masculine noun, ʾotzar — treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse (value 297)
H214,
אוֹצָר ʼôwtsâr, o-tsaw'; from H686; a depository:—armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).treasure, storehouse
treasure (gold, silver, etc)
store, supplies of food or drink
treasure-house, treasury
treasure-house
storehouse, magazine
treasury
magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury)
storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea)
Used in 70 Verses, 19 Books 79  Occurrence Count
בָּקַשׁ , verb, bakash — to seek (value 402)
H1245,
בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash'; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).to seek, require, desire, exact, request
(Piel)
to seek to find
to seek to secure
to seek the face
to desire, demand
to require, exact
to ask, request
(Pual) to be sought
Used in 215 Verses, 33 Books 225  Occurrence Count
הֶבֶל , adverb, masculine noun, hevel — vapor, breath (value 37)
H1892,
הֶבֶל hebel, heh'bel; or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל hăbêl; from H1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb:—× altogether, vain, vanity.vapour, breath
breath, vapour
vanity (fig.)
adverb
vainly
Used in 64 Verses, 12 Books 70  Occurrence Count
לָשׁוֹן , masculine noun, lashon — tongue (value 386)
H3956,
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה leshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.tongue
tongue (of men)
tongue (literal)
tongue (organ of speech)
language
tongue (of animals)
tongue (of fire)
wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Used in 115 Verses, 22 Books 117  Occurrence Count
מָוֶת , masculine noun, mavet — death (value 446)
H4194,
מָוֶת mâveth, maw'-veth; from H4191; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin:—(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
death
death by violence (as a penalty)
state of death, place of death
Used in 152 Verses, 27 Books 155  Occurrence Count
נָדַף , verb, nadaf — to drive, drive asunder (value 134)
H5086,
נָדַף nâdaph, naw-daf'; a primitive root; to shove asunder, i.e. disperse:—drive (away, to and fro), thrust down, shaken, tossed to and fro.to drive, drive away, drive asunder
(Qal) to drive about
(Niphal) to be driven, be driven about
Used in 8 Verses, 5 Books 9  Occurrence Count
פֹּעַל , masculine noun, poʿal — doing, deed, work (value 180)
H6467,
פֹּעַל pôʻal, po'-al; from H6466; an act or work (concretely):—act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.work, deed, doing
deed, thing done
work, thing made
wages of work
acquisition (of treasure)
Used in 38 Verses, 10 Books 38  Occurrence Count
שֶׁקֶר , masculine noun, sheker — deception, disappointment, falsehood (value 600)
H8267,
שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh'-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood
deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one)
deceit, fraud, wrong
fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb)
falsehood (injurious in testimony)
testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely
falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets)
lie, falsehood (in general)
false tongue
in vain
Used in 109 Verses, 19 Books 113  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 21:6Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| פֹּ֣עַל א֭וֹצָרוֹת בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר הֶ֥בֶל נִ֝דָּ֗ף מְבַקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃ |
| Verse #16991 (Ch. #649) — 8 words, 31 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The getting |
H6467poʿal |
פֹּעַל |
180 |
| of treasures |
H214ʾotzar |
אוֹצָר |
297 |
| by a lying |
H8267sheker |
שֶׁקֶר |
600 |
| tongue |
H3956lashon |
לָשׁוֹן |
386 |
| is a vanity |
H1892hevel |
הֶבֶל |
37 |
| tossed to and fro of |
H5086nadaf |
נָדַף |
134 |
| them that seek |
H1245bakash |
בָּקַשׁ |
402 |
| death. |
H4194mavet |
מָוֶת |
446 |
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