Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 6:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 6:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 6:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“All the labour of man <FI>is<Fi> for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:7 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6

5 Aunque no haya visto el sol, ni conocido [nada], más reposo tiene éste que aquél.

6 Porque si viviere [aquél] mil años dos veces, si no ha gozado del bien, cierto todos van á un lugar.

7 Todo el trabajo del hombre es para su boca, y con todo eso su alma no se harta.

8 Porque ¿qué más tiene el sabio que el necio? ¿qué [más] tiene el pobre que supo caminar entre los vivos?

9 Más vale vista de ojos que deseo que pasa. Y también esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:7 Mean?

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