Psalms 94:11 (MSB)
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
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Proverbs 1:17 (MSB)
17 How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
Ecclesiastes 1:2 (MSB)
2 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
Ecclesiastes 1:14 (MSB)
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:1 (MSB)
1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:11 (MSB)
11 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 (MSB)
15 So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 (MSB)
17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 (MSB)
19 And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:21 (MSB)
21 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 (MSB)
23 Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 (MSB)
26 To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 3:19 (MSB)
19 For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 (MSB)
4 I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 (MSB)
8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 (MSB)
16 There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 (MSB)
10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 6:2 (MSB)
2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
Ecclesiastes 6:9 (MSB)
9 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 7:6 (MSB)
6 For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 (MSB)
15 In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 8:10 (MSB)
10 Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 8:14 (MSB)
14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 11:8 (MSB)
8 So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
Ecclesiastes 12:8 (MSB)
8 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
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