Ecclesiastes 1:2

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¹ The words of the preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem. ² Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; vanity of vanities, all vanity. ³ What the profit to a man in all the labor he will labor under the sun?

All is Vanity

Vanity of Vanities

Everything Is Meaningless

No

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.

Romans 8:20

For the creation was subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him having subjected in hope,

Psalm 39:5-6

Behold, thou gavest my days a hand-breadth, and my life as nothing before thee: but every man stood all vanity. Silence.

Psalm 144:4

Man was likened to vanity: his days as a shadow passing away.

Psalm 62:9-10

Surely the sons of man vanity, the sons of man falsehood: to be brought up into the balances, they together of vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

And I looked upon all my works my hands made, and upon the labor I labored to do, and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit, and no profit under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

And I said in my heart, As the event of the foolish one, also I, it will meet me; and wherefore then was I more wise? And I spake in my heart, This is also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

And I hated life, for evil to me the work done under the sun: for all vanity and striving of the spirit

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who shall know whether he shall be wise or foolish? And he shall have dominion over all my labor which I labored, and was wise under the sun. Also this is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

For there is man his labor in wisdom, and in knowledge and in success; and to man not laboring in it he shall give his portion. Also this is vanity and much evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

For all his days pains, and vexation, his labor; also in the night his heart rested not Also this it is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to a man good before his face, he gave wisdom and knowledge and gladness: and to him sinning, he gave labor, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good one before the face of God. Also this is vanity and the striving of the spirit.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

For the event of the sons of man, and the event of the cattle, one event to them: as this, so dies this; and the breath of one to all; and the preeminence of man not above the cattle: for all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I saw all the labor and all the success of the work, for this the jealousy of a man from his neighbor. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one, and not a second; also a son and brother not to him: and no end to all his labor; also his eye shall not be satisfied with riches: and for whom do I labor and diminish my soul from good? Also this is vanity, and it is an evil labor.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

No end to all the people, to all which were before them: also the last ones shall not rejoice in him. For also this is vanity and striving of the spirit

Ecclesiastes 5:10

He loving silver shall not be satisfied with silver; and whoever loved not the increase with the multitude. Also this is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man?

Ecclesiastes 11:8

If man shall live many years, in them all shall he rejoice; and he shall remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All coming is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

And put away anger from thy heart, and cause evil to pass away from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.