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vain

Meaning of “vain”

Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.

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112 occurrences102 verses34 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 5:9

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1 Timothy 1:6
From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
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1611 witness · 1 Timothy 1:6 · retained source text

From which some hauing swarued, haue turned aside vnto vaine iangling,

1611 marginal noteOr, not aiming at.

1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
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1611 witness · 1 Timothy 6:20 · retained source text

O Timothie, keepe that which is committed to thy trust, auoyding prophane and vaine bablings, and oppositions of science, fasly so called:

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