Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
King James Version
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Holman Bible
For when there are many words, they increase futility.
International Standard Version
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?
A Conservative Version
Since there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
American Standard Version
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Amplified
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?
Bible in Basic English
There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?
Darby Translation
For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
Julia Smith Translation
For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man?
King James 2000
Since there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Increasing words only multiplies futility}, how does that profit anyone?
Modern King James verseion
For there are many things that increase vanity, and what is man the better?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Many things there be that increase vanity, and what hath a man else?
NET Bible
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
New Heart English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
The Emphasized Bible
Seeing there are things in abundance which make vanity abound, what profit hath man?
Webster
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
World English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
Youngs Literal Translation
For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage is to man?
Interlinear
Rabah
Rabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:11
Questions on Ecclesiastes 6:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
It Is Futile For Humans To Complain About God's Irresistible Will
10 He that is has been named already; and it is known that he is man and that he shall not be able to contend with him that is mightier than he. 11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man? 12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of the life of his vanity which he causes to be as a shadow? for who shall teach the man what shall be after him under the sun?
Names
Cross References
Psalm 73:6
Therefore they are crowned with pride; they cover themselves with violence as a garment.
Ecclesiastes 1:6-9
The wind goes toward the south and turns about unto the north; it whirls about continually, and the wind returns again according to its circuits.
Ecclesiastes 1:17-18
And I gave my heart to know wisdom and knowledge and to know folly and those who are mad; I learned in the end that this also is vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 2:3-11
I proposed in my heart to regale my flesh with wine and that my heart would walk in wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 3:19
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; and they all have one breath; so that a man has no more breath than a beast: for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 4:1-4
So I returned and considered all the violence that is done under the sun and behold the tears of such as are oppressed, and they have no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but the oppressed had no comforter.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
It is the man who is alone, without a successor, who has neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity and sore travail.
Ecclesiastes 4:16
There is no end of all the people that have been before them; those also that come after shall not be content in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 5:7
Because dreams abound, and vanities and the words are many, but fear thou God.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind and follows after the east wind; he daily increases lies and desolation because they made a covenant with the Assyrians, and the oil is carried into Egypt.