14 Bible Verses about emptiness

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity, they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.

And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?'

For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of it.

"Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

And from his fullness have we all received, grace upon grace.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to become mature, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

and you have been made complete in him, who is the head over all rule and authority.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that through his poverty you might become rich.