Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

Have you suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Who by the mouth of your servant David has said, Why did the nations rage, and the people imagine vain things?

Because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

And again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

For he is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that you receive not the grace of God in vain.

By which also you are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless you have believed in vain.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, you may be ready:

And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them who were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

I do not nullify the grace of God: for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

I am afraid for you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.

For yourselves, brethren, know our visit unto you, that it was not in vain:

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor be in vain.

From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talk;

Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to your trust, avoiding profane and vain utterances, and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge:

But shun profane and vain utterances: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision:

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Since you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers;

If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Do you think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us lusts to envy?