Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 1:17,18 And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit, . . . Ecclesiastes 2:11,17,26 And when I turned myself to all the works which my hands had wrought, and to the labours wherein I had laboured in vain, I saw in all things vanity, and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun. . . . 1 Kings 4:30-32 And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians; . . . Psalm 39:5,6 Behold thou hast made my days measurable. and my substance is as nothing before thee. And indeed all things are vanity: every man living. . . . Context With Wisdom Comes Sorrow…13And I proposed in my mind to seek and search out wisely concerning all things that are done under the sun. This painful occupation hath God given to the children of men, to be exercised therein. 14I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit.15The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit, Ecclesiastes 2:11 And when I turned myself to all the works which my hands had wrought, and to the labours wherein I had laboured in vain, I saw in all things vanity, and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:17 And therefore I was weary of my life, when I saw that all things under the sun are evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 2:26 God hath given to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he hath given vexation, and superfluous care, to heap up and to gather together, and to give it to him that hath pleased God: but this also is vanity, and a fruitless solicitude of the mind. Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighbour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care. Ecclesiastes 4:16 The number of the people, of all that were before him is infinite: and they that shall come afterwards, shall not rejoice in him: but this also is vanity, and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Better it is to see what thou mayst desire, than to desire that which thou canst not know. But this also is vanity, and presumption of spirit. Ecclesiastes 8:16 And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to understand the distraction that is upon earth: for there are some that day and night take no sleep with their eyes. Jump to Previous Chasing Desire Meaningless Purpose Pursuit Spirit Striving Sun Vanity Vexation Whole Wind WorksJump to Next Chasing Desire Meaningless Purpose Pursuit Spirit Striving Sun Vanity Vexation Whole Wind WorksLinks Ecclesiastes 1:14 NIVEcclesiastes 1:14 NLT Ecclesiastes 1:14 ESV Ecclesiastes 1:14 NASB Ecclesiastes 1:14 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 1:14 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 1:14 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 1:14 French Bible Ecclesiastes 1:14 German Bible Alphabetical: a after all and are been behold chasing done have I is meaningless of seen striving sun that the them things under vanity which wind works OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the works that (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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