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Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.
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First occurrence: Exodus 5:9
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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Beware lest any man spoile you through Philosophie and vaine deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
1611 marginal noteOr, elements.
FOR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
¶ For your selues, brethren, knowe our entrance in vnto you, that it was not in vaine.
For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
For this cause when I could no longer forbeare, I sent to know your faith, lest by some meanes the tempter haue tempted you, and our labor be in vaine.
From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
From which some hauing swarued, haue turned aside vnto vaine iangling,
1611 marginal noteOr, not aiming at.
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
O Timothie, keepe that which is committed to thy trust, auoyding prophane and vaine bablings, and oppositions of science, fasly so called:
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
But shun profane and vaine bablings, for they will increase vnto more vngodlinesse.
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
For there are many vnruly and vaine talkers and deceiuers, specially they of the circumcision:
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
But auoyd foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and striuings about the lawe; for they are vnprofitable and vaine.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
If any man among you seeme to be religious, & bridleth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
But wilt thou knowe, O vaine man, that faith without workes is dead?
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