Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So is the
And this too is futility.
King James Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
American Standard Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Amplified
For like the crackling of [burning] thorn bushes under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool;
And this too is vanity (futility).
Bible in Basic English
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
Darby Translation
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Julia Smith Translation
For as the voice of thorns under the pot, so the laughter of the foolish one. Also this is vanity.
King James 2000
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also [is] vanity!
Modern King James verseion
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the laughing of fools is like the crackling of thorns under a pot. And that is but a vain thing.
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.
New Heart English Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
The Emphasized Bible
For, as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so, is the laughter of the dullard, - even this, then, was vanity.
Webster
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
World English Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Youngs Literal Translation
For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.
Themes
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is vain
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is vain
Joy » Earthly » Manifested in laughter
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked » Is short-lived
Rebuke » Hearing the rebuke of the wise
Interlinear
Qowl
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
People Generally Do Not Know What Is Best For Them
5
Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
So is the
And this too is futility.
And a
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 58:9
He will
Psalm 118:12
They were extinguished as a
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
Ecclesiastes 2:2
Proverbs 29:9
Isaiah 65:13-15
Therefore, thus says the Lord
“Behold, My servants will
Behold, My servants will
Behold, My servants will
Amos 8:10
And all your songs into
And I will bring
And baldness on every head.
And I will make it
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
Luke 6:25
Luke 16:25
2 Peter 2:13-17
suffering wrong as
Jude 1:12-13
These are the men who are