KJV dictionary & concordance
Emptiness, futility, worthlessness, falsehood, unreliability, or transience.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 2 Kings 17:15
Complete exact-word concordance
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
Rid me, and deliuer me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanitie: and their right hand is a right hand of falshood.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Wealth gotten by vanitie shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour, shall increase.
1611 marginal noteHeb. with the hand.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.2. & 20.21.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.2. and 13.11.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Hee that soweth iniquitie, shall reape vanitie: and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
1611 marginal noteOr, and with the rod of his anger he shalbe consumed.
1611 marginal noteIob 4.8. hos.10.13.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Remoue farre from mee vanity, and lyes; giue me neither pouerty, nor riches, feede me with food conuenient for me.
1611 marginal noteHeb. of my allowance.
1611 marginal noteMat.6.11.
vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Uanitie of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
1611 marginal noteChap.12.9 psal.144.4. psal.36.6. and 62.9.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
I haue seene all the workes that are done vnder the Sunne, and behold, all is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.
I SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
¶ I said in mine heart, Goe to now, I wil prooue thee with mirth, therfore enioy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanitie.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Then I looked on all the workes that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to doe: and behold, all was vanitie, and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit vnder the Sunne.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.3.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the foole, so it happeneth euen to me, and why was I then more wise? then I said in my heart, That this also is vanitie.
1611 marginal noteHebr. happeneth to me, euen to me.
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