Ecclesiastes 12:8

World English Bible (2000)

"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:2 : 2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
  • Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  • Eccl 2:17 : 17 So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
  • Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 1:1-3
    3 verses
    92%

    1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

    2"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."

    3What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

  • Eccl 1:12-15
    4 verses
    84%

    12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

    13I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

    14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

    15That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.

  • Eccl 2:11-12
    2 verses
    82%

    11Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

    12I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

  • Eccl 2:15-23
    9 verses
    81%

    15Then I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

    16For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

    17So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

    18I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

    19Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

    20Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.

    21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

    22For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?

    23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
    2 verses
    80%

    11For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?

    12For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 4:16
    80%

    16There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was--yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

  • Eccl 4:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

    8There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. "For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?" This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.

  • Eccl 12:7
    79%

    7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

  • Eccl 11:8
    78%

    8Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

  • Eccl 8:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.

    10So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.

  • Eccl 6:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

    8For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

    9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

  • Eccl 8:14
    77%

    14There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

  • Eccl 3:19-20
    2 verses
    77%

    19For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

    20All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

  • Eccl 2:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.

    2I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;" and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"

  • Eccl 4:4
    77%

    4Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Eccl 12:9
    76%

    9Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

  • Eccl 1:17
    76%

    17I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

  • Eccl 1:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

    9That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

  • Eccl 5:16
    75%

    16This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?

  • Ps 39:6
    75%

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

  • Eccl 8:17
    75%

    17then I saw all the work of God, that man can't find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won't find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won't be able to find it.

  • Eccl 3:22
    74%

    22Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

  • Eccl 7:15
    74%

    15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

  • Eccl 12:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

    13This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

  • Eccl 3:12
    73%

    12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

  • Eccl 9:3
    73%

    3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

  • Eccl 2:26
    73%

    26For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.