Proverbs 21:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:6

This shows the folly of those that hope to enrich themselves by dishonest practices, by oppressing and over-reaching those with whom they deal, by false-witness-bearing, or by fraudulent contracts, of those that make no scruples of lying when there is any thing to be got by it. They may perhaps heap up treasures by these means, that which they make their treasure; but, 1. They will not meet with the satisfaction they expect. It is a vanity tossed to and fro; it will be disappointment and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:6

Of them that seek death - Instead of מבקשי mebakshey , "them that seek," several MSS., some ancient editions, with Symmachus, the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic, have מקשי mokeshey , the snares. He who gets treasures by a lying tongue, pursues vanity into the snares of death. Our common translation may be as good. But he who, by the snares of his tongue, endeavors to buy and sell to the best advantage, is pursuing what is empty in itself; and he is ensnared by death, while he is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:4-9

A family of vices There is a kinship between all vices as between all virtues. All sins spring from a disturbance of our true relations to God, as all virtues rest upon the deep consciousness of that relation. I. THE SIN OF PRIDE . ( Proverbs 21:4 .) Its aspect— the lofty eyes, the haughty glance—and its principle in the heart are struck by the Divine rebuke. The meaning of the second clause is not quite clear; probably it is, "The light of the wicked is only sin," i.e. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:6

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue —the acquisition of wealth by fraud and falsehood— is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death . The latter clause is variously rendered and interpreted. The Hebrew is literally, a fleeting breath, those seeking death. The Revised Version makes the last words a separate proposition, "They that seek them seek death." But this seems unnecessary, and somewhat opposed to the gnomic style, which often combines two predicates in one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:6-8

Marks of sin Here we have four marks of that many-sided evil which God condemns as sin. I. ITS MANIFOLDNESS OF FORM . Of its varied developments we have four forms here specified. 1 . Falsehood, with a view to temporal enrichment, or the sin of cheating—a crime which has dishonoured the markets and counting houses of every land. 2 . Violence, with the same end in view—the breaking into the neighbour's treasury, or the assault committed on his person. 3 . ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 21:5-6

Proverbs 21:5-6. The thoughts of the diligent Who carefully and industriously prosecutes what he hath wisely contrived and resolved; tend only to plenteousness To affluence and wealth; but every one that is hasty That manages his affairs rashly, without due consideration; only to want Is likely to bring himself to poverty. The getting of riches by a lying tongue By bearing false witness, or by any deceitful words or actions, such as those by which many men get riches; is a vanity... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:1-31

God at work in people’s lives (21:1-31)As God directs the course along which a stream flows, so he guides the decisions of national rulers according to his plan (21:1). God knows people’s motives and he will not accept their sacrifices if their thoughts and actions are wrong (2-4). Prosperity that comes through diligence is a fitting reward, but prosperity that comes through greed, lying and violence is a deadly trap (5-8). Some people make life unpleasant for those who live in the same house,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 21:6

"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.""The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death."[7] We appreciate this: "A man making money by fraud chases a bubble to his own doom."[8] read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 21:6

Proverbs 21:6. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue— He who gathers treasures by a deceitful tongue, pursues vain things. He shall be driven into the snares of death. Houbigant. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:6-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 21:5-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:1-31

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 21:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 21:6

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