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Want to know what the Bible says about Vanity? Here are 263 Bible verses about Vanity from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Job 15:31 NIV
Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless,
    for he will get nothing in return.
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Ecclesiastes 6:2 NIV
God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them, and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
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Ecclesiastes 2:15 NIV
Then I said to myself,
“The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
    What then do I gain by being wise?”
I said to myself,
    “This too is meaningless.”
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Ecclesiastes 4:8 NIV
There was a man all alone;
    he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
    yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
    “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
    a miserable business!
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Ecclesiastes 2:1 NIV
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.
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Psalm 94:11 NIV
The Lord knows all human plans;
    he knows that they are futile.
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Ecclesiastes 2:21 NIV
For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.
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Ecclesiastes 11:10 NIV
So then, banish anxiety from your heart
    and cast off the troubles of your body,
    for youth and vigor are meaningless.
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Psalm 39:6 NIV
“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
    in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
    without knowing whose it will finally be.
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James 1:26 NIV
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
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