From Nave’s Topical Bible
Vanity
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 82Passages listed
- 22Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- A consequence of the fallRomans 8:20
- Every man hasPsalms 39:11
- Every state of man isPsalms 62:9
- Man, at his best estate, isPsalms 39:5
- Man is similar toPsalms 144:4
- The thoughts of man arePsalms 94:11
- The days of man areJob 7:16Ecclesiastes 6:12
- Childhood and youth areEcclesiastes 11:10
- The beauty of man isPsalms 39:11Proverbs 31:30
- The help of man isPsalms 60:11Lamentations 4:17
- Man' s own righteousness isIsaiah 57:12
- Worldly wisdom isEcclesiastes 2:15Ecclesiastes 2:211 Corinthians 3:20
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- Worldly pleasure isEcclesiastes 2:1
- Worldy anxiety isPsalms 39:6Psalms 127:2
- Worldly labor isEcclesiastes 2:11Ecclesiastes 4:4
- Worldly enjoyment isEcclesiastes 2:3Ecclesiastes 2:10Ecclesiastes 2:11
- Worldly possessions areEcclesiastes 2:4–11
- Treasures of wickedness areProverbs 10:2
- Heaping up riches isEcclesiastes 2:26Ecclesiastes 4:8
- Love of riches isEcclesiastes 5:10
- Unblessed riches areEcclesiastes 6:2
- Riches gotten by falsehood areProverbs 21:6
- All earthly things areEcclesiastes 1:2
- Foolish questions are1 Timothy 1:61 Timothy 1:71 Timothy 6:202 Timothy 2:142 Timothy 2:16Titus 3:9
- The conduct of the ungodly is1 Peter 1:18
- The religion of hypocrites isJames 1:26
- The worship of the wicked isIsaiah 1:13Matthew 6:7
- Lying words areJeremiah 7:8
- False teaching is butJeremiah 23:32
- Mere external religion is1 Timothy 4:8Hebrews 13:9
- Almsgiving without love is1 Corinthians 13:3
- Faith without works isJames 2:14
- Idolatry is2 Kings 17:15Psalms 31:6Isaiah 44:9Isaiah 44:10Jeremiah 10:8Jeremiah 18:15
- Wealth gotten by, diminishesProverbs 13:11
- Saints hate the thoughts ofPsalms 119:113
- Pray to be kept fromPsalms 119:37Proverbs 30:8
- AvoidPsalms 24:4
- Avoid those given toPsalms 26:4
- Evil people
- Especially characterized byJob 11:11
- Though full of, affect to be wiseJob 11:12
- LovePsalms 4:2
- ImaginePsalms 2:1Acts 4:25Romans 1:21
- DevisePsalms 36:4
- SpeakPsalms 10:7Psalms 12:2Psalms 41:6
- Regard God' s service asJob 21:15Malachi 3:14
- Allure others through the words of2 Peter 2:18
- Live byJeremiah 2:5
- Live inPsalms 39:6Ephesians 4:17
- InheritJeremiah 16:19
- ReapProverbs 22:8Jeremiah 12:13
- Judicially given up toPsalms 78:33Isaiah 57:13
- Fools follow those given toProverbs 12:11
- Following those given to, leads to povertyProverbs 28:19
- All should know and acknowledgeDeuteronomy 4:35
- See Pride
The passages, in Bible order (82)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Deuteronomy 4:35
You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:351 voice
Unto thee it was showed,.... What the Lord did in Egypt: that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God, there is none else besides him; that he is the one only living and true God, and there is no other: this phrase is often used by the Prophet Isaiah, to express the same great article of faith.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Kings 17:15
They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.
Commentary on 2 Kings 17:152 voices
As idols are vanity and nothingness, mere weakness and impotence, so idolators are vain and impotent. Their energies have been wasted, their time misspent; they have missed the real object of their existence; their whole life has been a mistake; and the result is utter powerlessness. Literally, the word rendered vanity seems to mean breath or vapor - a familiar image for nonentity. It occurs frequently in the prophets, and especially in Jeremiah (e. g. Jer 2:5; Jer 8:19; Jer 14:22, etc.).
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 7:16
I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
Commentary on Job 7:161 voice
I have given over hope, I will not live any longer. There be some of the righteous, who so entertain the desire of heavenly things, that, notwithstanding this, they are not broken off from the hope of things earthly. The inheritance bestowed on them by God they keep for the supply of necessities, the honours awarded them on a temporal footing they retain; they do not covet the things of others, they make a lawful use of their own.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book VIII, 604Patristic
- Job 11:11
Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
Commentary on Job 11:112 voices
For He knoweth the vanity of men; when He seeth wickedness also, doth He not consider it? As if he were subjoining in explaining the things premised, saying, 'Because He sees that by suffering them evil habits gain growth, by judging He brings to nought His gifts.' Now the right order is observed in the account, in that vanity is first described to be known, and afterwards iniquity to be considered. For all iniquity is vanity, but not all vanity, iniquity. For we do vain things as often as we give heed to what is transitory.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book X, 604Patristic
For he knoweth vain men,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 11:12
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
Commentary on Job 11:122 voices
For the vain man is exalted in pride, and thinketh himself free born like a wild ass's colt.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book X, 604Patristic
For vain man would be wise,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 21:15
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
Commentary on Job 21:151 voice
Ver. 15. Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? 52. For the mind of man being miserably discharged without, is so dissipated in things corporeal, as neither to return to itself within, nor to be able to think of Him, Who is invisible. Thus carnal men setting at nought spiritual commands, because they do not see God with bodily sight, one time or another come to this pass, that they even imagine Him not to be. Hence it is written, The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XV, 604Patristic
- Psalms 2:1
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Commentary on Psalms 2:11 voice
They rage, therefore, and dwell on worthless ideas and have gathered themselves and stand united together. Not only by their appearance have they moved the crowds against Christ, but whatever has been done by them is counted as if they had assailed the Father. So, it is said that these had turned against the Lord and his anointed.
Origen of Alexandria· SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS 2.1-2, 253Patristic
- Psalms 4:2
How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
Commentary on Psalms 4:21 voice
David seems to be speaking here of those who, when being tested and put through various trials, would rather do anything than find refuge in God. Why is it necessary, he asks, to be disturbed and upset at the conditions of the times? What makes you hand yourselves over to vanity, you heavy-hearted people? Why do you seek lies and leave the truth behind?
Eusebius of Caesarea· COMMENTARY ON PSALMS 4:3, 339Patristic
- Psalms 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
Commentary on Psalms 10:71 voice
His wickedness is described as a two-fold corruption, for in his mouth he will have a blasphemous cursing when he makes the false claim that he is the Son of God. He will also have bitterness when he imposes the death penalty on those who …
Cassiodorus· Explanation of the Psalms 10:28, 585Patristic
- Psalms 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Commentary on Psalms 12:21 voice
Regard for truth is in danger of being snuffed out, with everyone, you might say, suffering from distrust in one another.… They pretend friendship and perform the actions of enemies.… Some use their lips to direct falsehood into their neighbor's heart; others return the compliment.
Theodoret of Cyrus· COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 12:2, 458Patristic
- Psalms 24:4
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Commentary on Psalms 24:42 voices
"The innocent." And first he shows this in general. Second, in particular: "This is the generation." Concerning the first he does two things. First he proposes the merit. Second, the reward, at "He shall receive." In the merit there is one thing that pertains to …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 26:4
I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
Commentary on Psalms 26:41 voice
Here he explains his intention in particular. And first he sets forth his innocence. Second he sets forth his petition, at "Do not destroy me with the wicked, O God." He shows, therefore, his innocence. And first by his withdrawal from evil. Second by his …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
- Psalms 31:6
I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
Commentary on Psalms 31:62 voices
"Into your hands." Third, he breaks forth in sudden prayer; and concerning this he does two things. First, he commends himself to the Lord; second, he commemorates the divine benefit, either already received or soon to follow, at "You have redeemed," and so on. He …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
"But I." Above, he assigned the reason for his hope from the divine condition; here he assigns it from the experience of divine benefits. Concerning which he does two things. First, he proposes hope; second, its effect, at "I will be glad." He says therefore: …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
- Psalms 36:4
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
Commentary on Psalms 36:42 voices
Moreover, he meditated wickedness in his bed, where he should have sought the truth. For in our beds, we should remorse our sins, not commit them by our very actions, as the Prophet says: "What you utter in your hearts, and in your beds you are remorseful" (Psalm IV, 5). He stood, he said, on a path that was not good: but he did not have hatred for wickedness. For it is not without reason that he contemplates injustice, who stands on the path of error and loves wickedness, which he ought to hate.
Ambrose of Milan· Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms, 397Patristic
He deviseth mischief upon his bed,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 39:5
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
Commentary on Psalms 39:52 voices
God, who knows precisely the allotted days of each one of us, regards nothing as immeasurable. His knowledge embraces the measure of all things. To him nothing is beyond his understanding, nothing is unweighed, nothing is unmeasured, nothing is unnumbered. He says, "The very hairs of your head have been numbered." … We know that God is said to have measured the heavens with the palm of his hand22—the palm, from thumb to little finger, being the span by which a thing is measured and its length ascertained.
Ambrose of Milan· Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms, 397Patristic
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 39:6
Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
Commentary on Psalms 39:61 voice
"Surely in an image." Here he shows the misery of the human condition with respect to occupation; and concerning this he does three things. First he shows that there is something in man that ought to resist vanity. Second he shows in general the vanity …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
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