Loading...

Change Translation

Loading...
  • Recent Translations
  • All Translations

Spreuken 21:6

Listen to Spreuken 21:6
6 Te arbeiden om schatten met een valse tong, is een voortgedrevene ijdelheid dergenen, die den dood zoeken.

Spreuken 21:6 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:6

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
By telling lies in trade; by bearing false witness in a court of judicature; or by preaching false doctrines in the church of God: [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death:
such treasures, though ever so great, are like any light thing, smoke or vapour, straw, stubble, chaff, or a feather, tossed about the wind; which is expressive of the instability uncertainty of riches ill gotten; they do not last long, but are taken away and carried off by one providence or another; and they are likewise harmful and pernicious; they issue in death: and those that seek after them, and obtain them in a bad way, are said to "seek death": not intentionally, but eventually; this they certainly find, if grace prevent not; see ( Proverbs 8:36 ) . Jarchi reads it, they are the "snares of death" to him; and so the Septuagint version.

Unlock Deeper Insights: Get Over 20 Commentaries with Plus! Subscribe Now

Spreuken 21:6 In-Context

4 Hoogheid der ogen, en trotsheid des harten, en de ploeging der goddelozen, zijn zonde.
5 De gedachten des vlijtigen zijn alleen tot overschot; maar van een ieder, die haastig is, alleen tot gebrek.
6 Te arbeiden om schatten met een valse tong, is een voortgedrevene ijdelheid dergenen, die den dood zoeken.
7 De verwoesting der goddelozen zal hen doorsnijden, omdat zij weigeren recht te doen.
8 De weg des mensen is gans verkeerd en vreemd; maar het werk des zuiveren is recht.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

Study Tools

PLUS

Unlock Notes

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Unlock Highlights

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Unlock Bookmarks

This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.

JOIN PLUS

Track Your Reading

Create a free account to start a reading plan, or join PLUS to unlock our full suite of premium study tools.

Already have an account? Sign in