Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
King James Version
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Holman Bible
For when there are many words, they increase futility.
International Standard Version
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?
A Conservative Version
Since there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
American Standard Version
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Amplified
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?
Bible in Basic English
There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?
Darby Translation
For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
Julia Smith Translation
For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man?
King James 2000
Since there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Increasing words only multiplies futility}, how does that profit anyone?
Modern King James verseion
For there are many things that increase vanity, and what is man the better?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Many things there be that increase vanity, and what hath a man else?
NET Bible
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
New Heart English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
The Emphasized Bible
Seeing there are things in abundance which make vanity abound, what profit hath man?
Webster
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
World English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
Youngs Literal Translation
For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage is to man?
Interlinear
Rabah
Rabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:11
Questions on Ecclesiastes 6:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
It Is Futile For Humans To Complain About God's Irresistible Will
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Cross References
Psalm 73:6
The
Ecclesiastes 1:6-9
Then turning toward the north,
The wind continues
And on its circular courses the wind returns.
Ecclesiastes 1:17-18
And I
Ecclesiastes 2:3-11
I explored with my
Ecclesiastes 3:19
Ecclesiastes 4:1-4
Then I looked again at all the acts of
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There was a certain man without a
Ecclesiastes 4:16
There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is
Ecclesiastes 5:7
For in many dreams and in many words there is
Hosea 12:1
And pursues the
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover,
And oil is carried to Egypt.