Ecclesiastes 6:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”
Ecclesiastes 6:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 6:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 6:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?”
Ecclesiastes 6:11 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? ”
Ecclesiastes 6:11 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 6:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage <FI>is<Fi> to man?”
Ecclesiastes 6:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?”
Ecclesiastes 6:11 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:11 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:11 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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