Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole is vanity.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
Holman Bible
“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”
International Standard Version
"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Everything is pointless."
A Conservative Version
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, all is vanity.
American Standard Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
Amplified
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity (futility).”
Bible in Basic English
All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
Darby Translation
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
Julia Smith Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.
King James 2000
Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Vanity of vanity!" says the Teacher. "Everything [is] vanity!"
Modern King James verseion
Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All is but vanity - sayeth the preacher - all is but plain vanity.
NET Bible
"Absolutely futile!" laments the Teacher, "All of these things are futile!"
New Heart English Bible
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher. All is vanity.
The Emphasized Bible
Vanity of vanities, saith the Proclaimer, all, is vanity.
Webster
Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity.
World English Bible
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Motto Restated
7 And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it. 8 Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole is vanity. 9 And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.
Names
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole is vanity.
Psalm 62:9
Only -- vanity are the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity are lighter.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit!
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 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 6:12
For who knoweth what is good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 8:8
There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors.