Bible Verses about 'Vanity'

One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one… Ecclesiastes 5:10

One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility. Ecclesiastes 5:10	He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity. money greed materialism
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4	Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. work neighbor desires

So remove sorrow from your heart and keep pain away from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting. Ecclesiastes 11:10	Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity. sadness worrying heart
Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. Proverbs 13:11	Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. money greed work
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. Philippians 2:3	Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. selfishness humility neighbor
Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion. Proverbs 30:8	Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me. materialism food money
For the customs of the peoples are futile; For it is wood cut from the forest, The work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. They decorate the idol with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not totter. They are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot walk! Do not fear them, For they can do no harm, Nor can they do any good. Jeremiah 10:3-5	For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple. They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, Nor can they do any good. idols fear