| Translation | Verse | Text |
| King James | Ec 1:2 | Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. |
| Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
| VANITY | Does not usually denote, in Scripture, self-conceit or personal pride, 2Pe 2:18, but sometimes emptiness and fruitlessness, Job 7:3 Ps 144:4 Ec 1:1-18. It often denotes wickedness, particularly falsehood, De 32:21 Ps 4:2 24:4 119:37, and sometimes idols and idol-worship, 2Ki 17:15 Jer 2:5 18:15 Jon 2:8. Compare Paul's expression, "they turned the truth of God into a lie," Ro 1:25. "In vain," in the second commandment, Ex 20:7, is unnecessarily and irreverently. "Vain men," 2Sa 6:20 2Ch 13:7, are dissolute and worthless fellows. |