Ecclesiastes 1:2

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¹ Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: ² Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole is vanity. ³ What advantage is to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

All is Vanity

Vanity of Vanities

Everything Is Meaningless

No

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole is vanity.

Romans 8:20

for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject it -- in hope,

Psalm 39:5-6

Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age is as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity is every man set up. Selah.

Psalm 144:4

Man to vanity hath been like, His days are as a shadow passing by.

Psalm 62:9-10

Only -- vanity are the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity are lighter.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

Ecclesiastes 2:15

and I said in my heart, 'As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this is vanity:

Ecclesiastes 2:17

And I have hated life, for sad to me is the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this is vanity and a great evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to a man who is good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

For an event is to the sons of man, and an event is to the beasts, even one event is to them; as the death of this, so is the death of that; and one spirit is to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he hath not, and there is no end to all his labour! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and he saith not, 'For whom am I labouring and bereaving my soul of good?' This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied with silver, nor he who is in love with stores with increase. Even this is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage is to man?

Ecclesiastes 11:8

But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age are vanity!