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Bible Verses About Vanity
Find Bible verses about vanity — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about vanity?
The Bible addresses vanity with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Ecclesiastes 1:2
“"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."”
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
“"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"”
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Ecclesiastes 1:14
“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:6
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.”
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Ecclesiastes 6:4
“for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.”
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Ecclesiastes 6:11
“For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?”
Psalms 4:2
“You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.”
Ecclesiastes 11:8
“Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 8:14
“There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work ...”
Ecclesiastes 4:4
“Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”
Jeremiah 10:3
“For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.”
Ecclesiastes 2:1
“I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 1:9
“That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 8:10
“So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 4:7
“Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.”
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