'Man' in the Bible

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

The one who robs his father or motherand says, “That’s no sin,”is a companion to a man who destroys.

An arrogant man stirs up dissension, but anyone who trusts in the LORD prospers.

In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!

After many rebukes, the stiff-necked man will be broken incurably, without any warning.

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.

By justice a king brings stability to a land,but a man who demands “contributions”demolishes it.

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

The righteous man cares for the rights of the poor,But the wicked man has no interest in such knowledge.

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

The bloodthirsty hate the blameless [because of his integrity],But the upright are concerned for his life.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained;But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Many seek a ruler’s favor,but a man receives justice from the Lord.

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

There is a kind of man who curses his fatherAnd does not bless his mother.

There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swordsAnd his jaw teeth like knives,To devour the afflicted from the earthAnd the needy from among men.

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.

All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile -- like chasing the wind!

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where is this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man all sorts of mistresses.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

The wise man has eyes in his head,but the fool walks in darkness.Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,” for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves are beasts.

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.

There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.

And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

And if a man overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.

I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.

As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came; and he will take away nothing from all his labor that he can carry in his hand.

This also is a grievous evil—exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?

Behold what I have seen good and comely: it is to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith man laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great on man:

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man --

Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things—do not all go to one place?”

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

It is better to go to a house of mourningThan to go to a house of feasting,Because that is the end of every man,And the living takes it to heart.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

Wisdom makes the wise man strongerthan ten rulers of a city.

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter's snare; her heart is like a hunter's net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.

Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment: