Ecclesiastes 4:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 4:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 4:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 4:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 4:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 4:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 4:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:”

Ecclesiastes 4:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 4:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Againe I returned, and sawe vanitie vnder the sunne.”

Ecclesiastes 4:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4

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.

9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 4:7 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 4:7 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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