7 occurrences

'Behold' in the Bible

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a futile grasping and chasing after the wind.

Verse ConceptsVanityPhysical LabourStraight ThingsUseless EndeavourFrustrationUnder The SunTime PassingSunexploringstrivingFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

I spoke with my heart, saying, “Behold, I have acquired great [human] wisdom and experience, more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of [moral] wisdom and [scientific] knowledge.”

Verse ConceptsExperimental KnowledgeSoliloquy

Then I considered all which my hands had done and labored to do, and behold, all was vanity and chasing after the wind and there was no profit (nothing of lasting value) under the sun.

Verse ConceptsAchievementPhysical LabourdissatisfactionUseless EndeavourUnder The SunSuccess And Hard Work

Behold, here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in all the labor in which he labors under the sun during the few days of his life which God gives him—for this is his [allotted] reward.

Verse ConceptsDietsEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingSunHaving A Good DayBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifefatehardwork

Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “while adding one thing to another to find an explanation,

Verse ConceptsBeing Found Out

Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright and uncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”

Verse ConceptsFall Of ManInventionsMan, Creation OfPerfection Of CreationMorality

The light is sweet and pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

Verse ConceptsBeauty, In NatureTanningLightSunA New DaySunshineEnjoying Life

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