Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 6:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 6:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. ”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 6:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“All the labour of man <FI>is<Fi> for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. ”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6

5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:7 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 6:7 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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