NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For as the cracklingqowl (kole) from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound of thorns ciyr (seer) a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn. under a pot ciyr (seer) a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn. so is the laughter schowq (sekh-oke') laughter (in merriment or defiance) -- derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport. of the fool kciyl (kes-eel') fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish). this also is vanity hebel (heh'bel) emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility. King James Bible For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Holman Christian Standard Bible for like the crackling of burning thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile. International Standard Version For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool— even this is pointless. NET Bible For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless. GOD'S WORD® Translation The laughter of a fool is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot. Even this is pointless. King James 2000 Bible For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Links Ecclesiastes 7:6Ecclesiastes 7:6 NIV Ecclesiastes 7:6 NLT Ecclesiastes 7:6 ESV Ecclesiastes 7:6 NASB Ecclesiastes 7:6 KJV |
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