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6 1The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a 2fleeting 3vapor and a 4snare of death.a
7 The violence of the wicked will 5sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
8 The way of the guilty 6is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
9 It is 7better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11 When 8a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
12 The Righteous One 9observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
13 10Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
14 11A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe,b strong wrath.
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous 12but terror to evildoers.
16 One who wanders from the way of good sense 13will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

Provérbios 21:6 Ajuntar tesouros com língua falsa é uma vaidade fugitiva; aqueles que os buscam, buscam a morte.

King James Version KJV

Proverbs 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

New King James Version NKJV

Proverbs 21:6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

Provérbios 21:6 A fortuna obtida com língua mentirosaé ilusão fugidia e armadilha mortal.

Proverbs 21:6-16 ESV
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