'Nothing' in the Bible

But I am like a deaf man -- I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.

Indeed, I have become like a man who hears nothing, and in whose mouth there is no rebuke.

I was as silent as a mute person; I said nothing, not even something good, and my distress deepened.

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

In fact, people walk around as shadows. Surely, they busy themselves for nothing, heaping up possessions but not knowing who will get them.

Let your wrath be turned away from me, so that I may be comforted, before I go away from here, and become nothing.

You sell Your people for nothing;You make no profit from selling them.

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

There the Israelis were seized with terror, when there was nothing to fear. For God scattered the bones of those who laid siege against you you put them to shame, for God rejected them.

Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!

They scavenge for food. If they find nothing, they become hungry and growl.

He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.

He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me.

Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.

shooting at the innocent from concealment. Suddenly they shoot, fearing nothing.

As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,

Did I purify my heartand wash my hands in innocence for nothing?

Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee.

Who do I have in heaven but You?And I desire nothing on earth but You.

Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works.

Remember how short my life is.Have You created everyone for nothing?

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].

The wicked man will see it and be angry;he will gnash his teeth in despair.The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.

They do nothing wrong;they follow His ways.

Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.

I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing.

Even the darkness is not dark to You and conceals nothing from You,But the night shines as bright as the day;Darkness and light are alike to You.

And you treated all my counsel as nothingAnd would not accept my reprimand,

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

She is more precious than jewels;nothing you desire compares with her.

Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

For wisdom is better than jewels,and nothing desirable can compare with it.

A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

The Lord’s blessing enriches,and struggle adds nothing to it.

The hope of the righteous is joy,but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

When the wicked man dies,his expectation comes to nothing,and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

The crown of the wise is their wealth [of wisdom],But the foolishness of [closed-minded] fools is [nothing but] folly.

Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Your eyes will {alight} on it, but there is nothing [to] it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted [in] the heavens.

Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

If you do nothing in a difficult time,your strength is limited.

My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.

A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.

Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].

Otherwise, I might have too muchand deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”or I might have nothing and steal,profaning the name of my God.

This is the way of an adulteress:she eats and wipes her mouthand says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”

The lion, mighty among the beasts, retreats before nothing.

Her husband has full confidence in her; as a result, he lacks nothing of value.

What has been is what will be,and what has been done is what will be done;there is nothing new under the sun.

I said of partying, "It is folly," and of self-indulgent pleasure, "It accomplishes nothing!"

And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

So I turned to consider [secular] wisdom, madness, and folly; for what will the man do who succeeds the king? Nothing except what has already been done.

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

For an event is to the sons of man, and an event is to the beasts, even one event is to them; as the death of this, so is the death of that; and one spirit is to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole is vanity.

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless -- like chasing the wind.

The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

When prosperity increases, those who consume it increase. {So its owner gains nothing, except to see his wealth before it is spent}.

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach -- yet his appetite is never satisfied!

For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]?

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

At least the living know they will die, but the dead know nothing; they no longer have a reward, since memory about them has been forgotten.

When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

From the sole of the foot even to the headThere is nothing sound in it,Only bruises, welts and raw wounds,Not pressed out or bandaged,Nor softened with oil.

Therefore my people will be deported because of their lack of understanding. Their leaders will have nothing to eat, their masses will have nothing to drink.

And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

And it will be in that day that in every place where before there were a thousand vines valued at a thousand shekels of silver, there will be nothing but blackberries and thorns.