Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind. ”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Better <FI>is<Fi> a handful <FI>with<Fi> quietness, than two handfuls <FI>with<Fi> labour and vexation of spirit.'”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind. ”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4

4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 4:6 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 4:6 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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