NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon All the labour`amal (aw-mawl') toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind of man 'adam (aw-dawm') ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person. is for his mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to and yet the appetite nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) is not filled male' (maw-lay') a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied. King James Bible All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. Holman Christian Standard Bible All man's labor is for his stomach, yet the appetite is never satisfied. International Standard Version Every person works for his own self-interests, but his desires remain unsatisfied. NET Bible All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach--yet his appetite is never satisfied! GOD'S WORD® Translation Everything that people work so hard for goes into their mouths, but their appetite is never satisfied. King James 2000 Bible All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. Links Ecclesiastes 6:7Ecclesiastes 6:7 NIV Ecclesiastes 6:7 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:7 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:7 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:7 KJV |
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