KJV dictionary & concordance

vanity

Meaning of “vanity”

Emptiness, futility, worthlessness, falsehood, unreliability, or transience.

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86 occurrences79 verses14 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 2 Kings 17:15

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For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Romans 8:20 · retained source text

For the creature was made subiect to vanitie, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subiected the same in hope:

Complete reference index — all 79 verses

2 Kings 17:15 Job 7:3 Job 7:16 Job 15:31 Job 15:35 Job 31:5 Job 35:13 Psalms 4:2 Psalms 10:7 Psalms 12:2 Psalms 24:4 Psalms 39:5 Psalms 39:11 Psalms 41:6 Psalms 62:9 Psalms 78:33 Psalms 94:11 Psalms 119:37 Psalms 144:4 Psalms 144:8 Psalms 144:11 Proverbs 13:11 Proverbs 21:6 Proverbs 22:8 Proverbs 30:8 Ecclesiastes 1:2 Ecclesiastes 1:14 Ecclesiastes 2:1 Ecclesiastes 2:11 Ecclesiastes 2:15 Ecclesiastes 2:17 Ecclesiastes 2:19 Ecclesiastes 2:21 Ecclesiastes 2:23 Ecclesiastes 2:26 Ecclesiastes 3:19 Ecclesiastes 4:4 Ecclesiastes 4:7 Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 4:16 Ecclesiastes 5:10 Ecclesiastes 6:2 Ecclesiastes 6:4 Ecclesiastes 6:9 Ecclesiastes 6:11 Ecclesiastes 7:6 Ecclesiastes 7:15 Ecclesiastes 8:10 Ecclesiastes 8:14 Ecclesiastes 9:9 Ecclesiastes 11:8 Ecclesiastes 11:10 Ecclesiastes 12:8 Isaiah 5:18 Isaiah 30:28 Isaiah 40:17 Isaiah 40:23 Isaiah 41:29 Isaiah 44:9 Isaiah 57:13 Isaiah 58:9 Isaiah 59:4 Jeremiah 2:5 Jeremiah 10:15 Jeremiah 16:19 Jeremiah 18:15 Jeremiah 51:18 Ezekiel 13:6 Ezekiel 13:8 Ezekiel 13:9 Ezekiel 13:23 Ezekiel 21:29 Ezekiel 22:28 Hosea 12:11 Habakkuk 2:13 Zechariah 10:2 Romans 8:20 Ephesians 4:17 2 Peter 2:18

Where “vanity” appears

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2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse Job7 occurrences
6 verses Psalms15 occurrences
14 verses Proverbs4 occurrences
4 verses Ecclesiastes33 occurrences
28 verses Isaiah9 occurrences
9 verses Jeremiah5 occurrences
5 verses Ezekiel6 occurrences
6 verses Hosea1 occurrence
1 verse Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse Zechariah1 occurrence
1 verse Romans1 occurrence
1 verse Ephesians1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Peter1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

2 Kings 17:15 Psalm 12:2 Ecclesiastes 1:14 Jeremiah 16:19 Isaiah 59:4 2 Peter 2:18 Psalms 39:5 Proverbs 21:6 Ecclesiastes 2:23 Ecclesiastes 7:6 Isaiah 40:23 Ezekiel 13:6