Ecclesiastes 6:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?

New Living Translation
The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

English Standard Version
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?

Berean Study Bible
For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?

New American Standard Bible
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person?

NASB 1995
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?

NASB 1977
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?

Amplified Bible
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?

Christian Standard Bible
For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for man?

Contemporary English Version
The more we talk, the less sense we make, so what good does it do to talk?

Good News Translation
The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The more words there are, the more pointless they become. What advantage do mortals gain from this?

International Standard Version
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this?

NET Bible
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

New King James Version
Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?

King James 2000 Bible
Since there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?

New Heart English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?

World English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?

American King James Version
Seeing there be 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?

A Faithful Version
For there are many things that increase vanity, but what advantage is that to man?

Darby Bible Translation
For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?

English Revised Version
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Webster's Bible Translation
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(7:1) Svrely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(6:10) Many thinges there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath a man els?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A vayne thinge is it to cast out many wordes, but what hath a man els?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For there are many things multiplying vanity; What advantage [is] to man?

Young's Literal Translation
For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage is to man?

Smith's Literal Translation
For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
There are many words that have much vanity in disputing.

Catholic Public Domain Version
There are many words, and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because there are many matters that increase futility. What profit does a son of man have?

Lamsa Bible
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what advantage has man?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Seeing there are many words that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For there are many things which increase vanity. What advantage has a man?
















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