Proverbs 21:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Wealth that comes from telling lies disappears quickly and leads to death.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:11

Money gained by cheating others will soon be gone. Money earned through hard work will grow and grow.

Proverbs 10:2

Wealth gained by doing wrong will not really help you, but doing right will save you from death.

Proverbs 20:21

If your wealth was easy to get, it will not be worth much to you.

Jeremiah 17:11

Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg that it did not lay. Those who cheat to get money are like that bird. But when their lives are half finished, they will lose the money. At the end of their lives, it will be clear that they were fools.”

Proverbs 8:36

But those who do not find me put their lives in danger. Whoever hates me loves death.”

Proverbs 30:8

Don’t let me tell lies. And don’t make me too rich or too poor—give me only enough food for each day.

Proverbs 22:8

Those who spread trouble will harvest trouble. In the end, they will be destroyed for the trouble they caused.

2 Peter 2:3

These false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against these false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape God who will destroy them.

Proverbs 20:14

When buying something, people always say, “It’s no good. It costs too much.” Then they go away and tell others what a good deal they got.

Titus 1:11

These people must be stopped, because they are destroying whole families by teaching what they should not teach. They teach only to cheat people and make money.

Ezekiel 18:31

Throw away all the terrible idols with which you committed your crimes! Change your heart and spirit. People of Israel, why should you do things that will cost you your life?