Ecclesiastes 12:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 12:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 12:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 12:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!””

Ecclesiastes 12:8 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity. ”

Ecclesiastes 12:8 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 12:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole <FI>is<Fi> vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 12:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 12:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity. ”

Ecclesiastes 12:8 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 12:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.”

Ecclesiastes 12:8 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 12:8 in Context — Ecclesiastes 12

6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 12:8 Mean?

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