Psalms 39:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are troubled in vain: he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    [Surely every man]{H376} [walketh]{H1980} [in a vain show;]{H6754} [Surely they are disquieted]{H1993} [in vain:]{H1892} [He heapeth up]{H6651} [riches], and knoweth{H3045} not who shall gather{H622} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Surely every man{H376} walketh{H1980}{(H8691)} in a vain shew{H6754}: surely they are disquieted{H1993}{H8799)} in vain{H1892}: he heapeth up{H6651}{H8799)} riches, and knoweth{H3045}{H8799)} not who shall gather{H622}{H8802)} them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, thou hast made my dayes a spanne longe, and my life is as it were nothinge before the. O how vayne are all men lyuynge?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe, truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, & can not tel who shal vse them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up `riches', and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
  • Luke 12:20-21 : 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?' 21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
  • 1 Cor 7:31 : 31 And those who use the things of this world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
  • Jas 4:14 : 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
  • Eccl 5:14 : 14 As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothes like clay, 17 he may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide his silver.
  • Ps 49:10-11 : 10 that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay. 11 For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 It is futile for you to rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for He grants sleep to His beloved.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.
  • Prov 27:24 : 24 For riches do not last forever, nor does a crown endure to all generations.
  • Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
  • Eccl 2:8 : 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered male and female singers for myself, and the delights of men—many concubines.
  • Eccl 2:17-21 : 17 So I hated life, because the work done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 18 I hated all my toil under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless. 20 So I turned my heart to despair over all the hard work with which I had labored under the sun. 21 For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.
  • Eccl 6:11-12 : 11 The more words, the more meaningless—and what advantage does that bring to anyone? 12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
  • Eccl 12:8 : 8 'Utter futility,' says the Teacher. 'Everything is futile!'
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Now that all has been heard, here is the conclusion: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
  • Isa 55:2 : 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.
  • Luke 10:40-42 : 40 But Martha was distracted by much serving. So she came to Him and asked, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.' 41 The Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.' 42 'But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.'
  • Luke 12:29 : 29 So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it.
  • Eccl 4:7-8 : 7 Again, I turned and saw meaninglessness under the sun. 8 There was a man all alone. He had no son or brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked, 'and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?' This too is meaningless—a miserable business!
  • Jas 5:3 : 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
  • 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
  • 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Cast all your anxieties upon Him, because He cares for you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11 The more words, the more meaningless—and what advantage does that bring to anyone?

    12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

  • Ps 39:5
    79%

    5 LORD, let me know my end and the number of my days, so I may understand how fleeting my life is.

  • Ps 144:4
    77%

    4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

  • Eccl 6:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great upon humanity.

    2 God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires. Yet God does not enable him to enjoy them, but instead a foreigner eats them. This is meaningless and a grievous misfortune.

  • Ps 62:9-10
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    9 Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Selah.

    10 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

  • Eccl 6:7-9
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    76%

    7 All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

    8 What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

    9 Better is what the eyes see than the wandering of desire. This too is meaningless and a chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 13:11
    75%

    11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Eccl 4:16
    75%

    16 There is no end to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Eccl 2:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21 For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

    22 What does a person gain from all their labor and from the striving of their heart under the sun?

    23 All their days are full of sorrow, and their work is filled with grief; even at night their mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.

  • Ps 49:6
    75%

    6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

  • Eccl 12:8
    75%

    8 'Utter futility,' says the Teacher. 'Everything is futile!'

  • Eccl 4:8
    75%

    8 There was a man all alone. He had no son or brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked, 'and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?' This too is meaningless—a miserable business!

  • Eccl 2:19
    75%

    19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.

  • Eccl 5:14-16
    3 verses
    75%

    14 As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.

    15 This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain from all his labor for the wind?

    16 Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.

  • Eccl 1:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 “Utterly meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

    3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

  • Eccl 2:11
    74%

    11 Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

  • Prov 13:7
    74%

    7 One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

  • Ps 39:7
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    7 Surely, man goes about as a shadow; surely, they make an uproar over nothing; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will gather it.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    10 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

    11 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep.

  • Isa 41:29
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    29 Behold, all of them are worthless; their works are nothing; their metal idols are wind and emptiness.

  • Eccl 2:26
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    26 To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Job 27:19
    73%

    19 The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more.

  • Eccl 1:14
    73%

    14 I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Eccl 11:8
    73%

    8 For if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them, but let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is meaningless.

  • Eccl 4:4
    73%

    4 And I saw that all toil and all skill in work are driven by one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Eccl 6:4
    73%

    4 For it comes in vain and departs in darkness, and its name is covered in darkness.

  • Ps 39:11
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    11 Remove Your stroke from me; I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.

  • Ps 52:7
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    7 But God will tear you down forever; He will snatch and uproot you from your tent and dislodge you from the land of the living. Selah.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4 Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7 Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

  • Jer 17:11
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    11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.

  • Ps 89:47
    73%

    47 How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath keep burning like fire?

  • Eccl 3:22
    72%

    22 So I saw that there is nothing better than for a person to rejoice in their work, for that is their lot. Who can bring them to see what will happen after them?

  • Job 36:19
    72%

    19 Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?

  • Hab 2:6
    72%

    6 Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?"

  • Eccl 3:9
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    9 What does the worker gain from all their toil?

  • Eccl 2:17
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    17 So I hated life, because the work done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Job 15:31
    72%

    31 Let him not trust in worthlessness, deceiving himself, for worthlessness will be his reward.

  • Eccl 8:17
    72%

    17 then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.