Ecclesiastes (1 Occurrence)

...ECCLESIASTES, THE PREACHER. ... The book as a whole sums itself up in the conclusion, "Fear God, and keep his commandments" (Ecclesiastes 12:13). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ecclesiastes.htm - 27k

Meaningless (32 Occurrences)

... (See NIV). Ecclesiastes 1:2 All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose. (See NIV). Ecclesiastes... biblethesaurus.org/m/meaningless.htm - 15k

Vexation (36 Occurrences)

... (See JPS ASV DBY). Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. (KJV WBS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vexation.htm - 18k

Chasing (12 Occurrences)

...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. (WEB NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chasing.htm - 10k

Advantage (44 Occurrences)

... (YLT NAS). Ecclesiastes 1:3 What advantage 'is' to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun? (YLT NAS). Ecclesiastes... biblethesaurus.org/a/advantage.htm - 19k

Striving (33 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. (See JPS ASV NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/striving.htm - 16k

Event (14 Occurrences)

... e-vent': In Ecclesiastes 2:14; Ecclesiastes 9:2, 3, the translation of miqreh, "what happens," "lot," "fate." The English word bore this sense at the time of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/event.htm - 11k

Enjoyment (11 Occurrences)

... (See RSV). Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy pleasure for his labour. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enjoyment.htm - 10k

Travail (54 Occurrences)

... sorrow (9 times in Jeremiah), "as of a woman in travail." It is also employed in the sense of irksome and vexatious business (6 times in Ecclesiastes, where it ... biblethesaurus.org/t/travail.htm - 26k

Applied (22 Occurrences)

... (DBY NAS). Ecclesiastes 1:13 I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It ... biblethesaurus.org/a/applied.htm - 13k

Activity (11 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun. (See NIV). Ecclesiastes... biblethesaurus.org/a/activity.htm - 9k

Vanity (100 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vanity.htm - 39k

Madness (13 Occurrences)

... It also denotes a reckless state of mind arising from various causes, as over-study (Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:12), blind rage (Luke 6:11), or a depraved temper ... biblethesaurus.org/m/madness.htm - 17k

Mirth (18 Occurrences)

... (DBY YLT). 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. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mirth.htm - 12k

Enjoy (68 Occurrences)

... (See NIV). 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. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enjoy.htm - 26k

Pursuit (35 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pursuit.htm - 17k

Skill (26 Occurrences)

... As a noun the word is used in the sense of "knowledge" (Ecclesiastes 9:11), "insight" (Daniel 1:17), and "wisdom" (1 Chronicles 28:21). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/skill.htm - 19k

Misfortune (24 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 2:21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it ... biblethesaurus.org/m/misfortune.htm - 13k

Sadness (16 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Ecclesiastes 1:18 for, in abundance of wisdom 'is' abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.' (YLT). Ecclesiastes... biblethesaurus.org/s/sadness.htm - 11k

Appetite (22 Occurrences)

... satisfy the appetite (life) of the young lions?" Twice (Proverbs 23:2 Ecclesiastes 6:7; also Isaiah 56:11, the King James Version margin) it is a translation ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appetite.htm - 15k

Task (37 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given ... biblethesaurus.org/t/task.htm - 17k

End (3706 Occurrences)

... or "future posterity"; Psalm 73:17 Jeremiah 5:31); coph (from cuph "to come to an end") is several times translated "end" (2 Chronicles 20:16 Ecclesiastes 3:11 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/end.htm - 17k

Possessor (12 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 5:11 In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit 'is' to its possessor except the sight of his eyes? (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/possessor.htm - 10k

Ago (61 Occurrences)

... (See RSV). Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ago.htm - 24k

Peculiar (11 Occurrences)

... for "esp. one's own"; compare the "peculiar treasure" of the king in Ecclesiastes 2:8 (the King James Version). Hence, "peculiar ... biblethesaurus.org/p/peculiar.htm - 13k

Discover (28 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discover.htm - 17k

Quietness (15 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS). Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind. ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quietness.htm - 10k

Vanities (14 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vanities.htm - 12k

Exercised (20 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exercised.htm - 12k

Explanation (9 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 7:25 I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be ... biblethesaurus.org/e/explanation.htm - 9k

Departs (16 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 5:15 As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/departs.htm - 10k

Painful (18 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Ecclesiastes 2:23 For all his days are pains, and his occupation vexation; yea, even in the night his heart taketh not rest. This also is vanity. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/painful.htm - 11k

Satisfaction (15 Occurrences)

... me. (See NAS). Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This ... biblethesaurus.org/s/satisfaction.htm - 11k

Successor (10 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Ecclesiastes 2:12 I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/successor.htm - 9k

Rises (56 Occurrences)

... (WEB NAS RSV). Ecclesiastes 1:5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rises.htm - 22k

Considered (80 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 2:11 Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire ... biblethesaurus.org/c/considered.htm - 29k

Prolong (20 Occurrences)

... to make long" (Deuteronomy 4:26, and frequently, "prolong days"; Deuteronomy 4:40, etc.; Job 6:11 the King James Version; Proverbs 28:16 Ecclesiastes 7:15 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prolong.htm - 15k

Crooked (31 Occurrences)

... 1) It designates a course of action that deviates from rectitude, especially deceit, guile, hypocrisy (Deuteronomy 32:5 Proverbs 2:15 Ecclesiastes 1:15 Luke 3:5 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crooked.htm - 17k

Planting (57 Occurrences)

... work. (BBE). Ecclesiastes 2:4 I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens. (BBE). Ecclesiastes 2:5 I ... biblethesaurus.org/p/planting.htm - 24k

Profitable (34 Occurrences)

... (WEB ASV RSV NIV). Ecclesiastes 5:9 Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king himself is dependent upon the field. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/profitable.htm - 17k

Eats (57 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 3:13 But also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy pleasure for all his labour, is the gift of God. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eats.htm - 24k

Eateth (81 Occurrences)

... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eateth.htm - 31k

Acquired (32 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acquired.htm - 16k

Pleases (51 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 2:26 For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pleases.htm - 21k

Cheer (22 Occurrences)

... 33 Acts 23:11. "Cheer" as verb transitive occurs in Ecclesiastes 11:9 Deuteronomy 24:5 Judges 9:13. Cheerful occurs in Proverbs ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cheer.htm - 16k

Planted (105 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Ecclesiastes 2:4 I made myself great works. ...Ecclesiastes 2:5 I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/planted.htm - 37k

Shouldst (61 Occurrences)

... (WBS). Ecclesiastes 5:5 Better is it that thou shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not pay. (WBS). Ecclesiastes 7:16 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shouldst.htm - 25k

Therewith (53 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to ... biblethesaurus.org/t/therewith.htm - 23k

Skilful (38 Occurrences)

... As a noun the word is used in the sense of "knowledge" (Ecclesiastes 9:11), "insight" (Daniel 1:17), and "wisdom" (1 Chronicles 28:21). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/skilful.htm - 21k

Sinner (88 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 2:26 For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinner.htm - 32k

Quick (49 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 5:2 Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quick.htm - 24k

Merry (38 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 8:15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide ... biblethesaurus.org/m/merry.htm - 18k

Cord (47 Occurrences)

... consequences or fruits of sin (Proverbs 5:22). A "threefold cord" is a symbol of union (Ecclesiastes 4:12). The "cords of a man" (Hosea 11 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cord.htm - 27k

Death (1610 Occurrences)

... It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) "The dust shall return to the earth as it was" (Ecclesiastes 12:7). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/death.htm - 68k

Prosperity (66 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 6:3 If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prosperity.htm - 25k

Poor (276 Occurrences)

... chelekhah, "wretchedness" (AV Psalm 10:8, 14); yarash, "to make poor" (1 Samuel 2:7); machsor, "want" (Proverbs 21:17); micken, "a needy one" (Ecclesiastes 4:13 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/poor.htm - 60k

Almond (7 Occurrences)

... in January. In Ecclesiastes 12:5, it is referred to as illustrative, probably, of the haste with which old age comes. There are ... biblethesaurus.org/a/almond.htm - 14k

Mad (22 Occurrences)

... The madness coupled with folly in Ecclesiastes is rather the excessive frivolity and dissipation on the part of the idle rich (so in 1:17; 2:2-12; 7:25; 9:03 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mad.htm - 19k

Shouldest (79 Occurrences)

... (KJV JPS ASV DBY). Ecclesiastes 5:5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. (KJV JPS ASV DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shouldest.htm - 30k

Providence (3 Occurrences)

... The conception of providence that is presented in the Book of Ecclesiastes seems to reflect the views of one who had had experience in sin and had come into ... biblethesaurus.org/p/providence.htm - 44k

Chance (78 Occurrences)

... "Chance" is only another word for our want of knowledge as to the way in which one event falls in with another (1 Samuel 6:9; Ecclesiastes 9:11). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chance.htm - 37k

Circuit (27 Occurrences)

... The apparent diurnal revolution of the sun round the earth (Psalm 19:6), and the changes of the wind (Ecclesiastes 1:6). In Job 22:14, "in the circuit of heaven ... biblethesaurus.org/c/circuit.htm - 16k

Sad (73 Occurrences)

... (BBE DBY YLT). Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sad.htm - 27k

Satisfied (110 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:8 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. ...Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/satisfied.htm - 35k

Preacher (27 Occurrences)

...ECCLESIASTES, THE PREACHER. ... The book as a whole sums itself up in the conclusion, "Fear God, and keep his commandments" (Ecclesiastes 12:13). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/preacher.htm - 48k

Cloud (119 Occurrences)

... The infirmities of old age, which come one after another, are compared by Solomon to "clouds returning after the rain" (Ecclesiastes 12:2). The blotting out of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cloud.htm - 51k

Searching (111 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/searching.htm - 35k

Young (3454 Occurrences)

... In both the Old Testament and the New Testament young men are earnestly exhorted to wisdom and sober-mindedness (Proverbs 1:8, 9 Ecclesiastes 11:9 ... biblethesaurus.org/y/young.htm - 10k

Toils (9 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:3 What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun? ...Ecclesiastes 3:9 What profit has the worker in the work which he does? ... biblethesaurus.org/t/toils.htm - 8k

Toiling (8 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 2:18 And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/toiling.htm - 8k

Ruleth (21 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 8:9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ruleth.htm - 12k

Regardeth (21 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 5:8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that ... biblethesaurus.org/r/regardeth.htm - 12k

Returneth (27 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to ... biblethesaurus.org/r/returneth.htm - 14k

Returns (27 Occurrences)

... repeats his folly. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around ... biblethesaurus.org/r/returns.htm - 13k

Effort (16 Occurrences)

... Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes." (See NAS). Ecclesiastes 2:19 And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? ... biblethesaurus.org/e/effort.htm - 11k

Explore (13 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/explore.htm - 11k

Exercise (35 Occurrences)

... 4:7, "Exercise thyself unto godliness"; Hebrews 5:14; Hebrews 12:11 2 Peter 2:14; compare APC 1Macc 6:30 2Macc 15:12); (4) "to afflict" (Ecclesiastes 1:13 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exercise.htm - 22k

Existed (18 Occurrences)

... (WEB). Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/existed.htm - 11k

Ensnared (10 Occurrences)

... (See NAS RSV). Ecclesiastes 7:26 I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ensnared.htm - 9k

Destiny (6 Occurrences)

...Ecclesiastes 7:2 It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will ... biblethesaurus.org/d/destiny.htm - 8k