Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 10:2 similarly warns that ill-gotten treasures do not profit and lead to death, echoing the fleeting vapor of lying gain.
Proverbs 13:11 echoes that dishonest wealth dwindles, reinforcing the fleeting nature of fortune gained by lies.
In Proverbs 16:8, a little with righteousness is better than great unjust gain, reinforcing the futility of dishonest treasures here.
In Proverbs 8:36, sinning against wisdom brings death, echoing the deadly consequence of dishonest gain here.
Proverbs 22:8 states that sowing injustice reaps calamity, paralleling the snare from a lying tongue—both link wrongdoing to destruction.
Proverbs 30:8 prays for honesty and moderation, offering a positive contrast to the lying pursuit of riches; thematic parallel on lies and wealth.
Jeremiah 17:11 likens unjust gain to a partridge hatching others' eggs—riches desert the fool, mirroring the fleeting vapor and snare of lying.
1 Timothy 6:9 warns that desire to be rich leads to a trap and ruin, directly paralleling the deadly snare from a lying tongue.
1 Timothy 6:10 adds that love of money causes wandering from faith and griefs, similar to the destructive end of dishonest gain.
2 Peter 2:3 describes false teachers exploiting with lies for greed, their destruction imminent—echoing the snare from a lying tongue.
In Psalm 10:7, the wicked's mouth is full of deceit, paralleling the lying tongue that brings destruction here.
In Micah 6:10, treasures of wickedness are condemned, mirroring the fleeting wealth gained by a lying tongue here.
In Ephesians 4:25, believers are commanded to put away falsehood, directly countering the lying tongue warned against here.
Titus 1:11 condemns teaching for dishonest gain; the motive of lying for profit parallels the fortune made by a lying tongue.
In Ezekiel 18:31, the call to repent and live offers a remedy for the death that results from dishonest gain here.