Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Vain’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Vain’ occurs 62 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. For the Lord will not hold harmless one who takes the name of the Lord his God falsely.Exodus 20:7
Number of the word / term Vain in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 26:16 then I also will do these things to you. I will quickly visit you with destitution, and burning heat, which will waste away your eyes, and consume your lives. In vain will you sow your seed, which will be devoured by your enemies.Leviticus 26:16
Number of the word / term Vain in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 5:11 You shall not use the name of the Lord your God in vain. For he will not go unpunished who takes up his name over an unimportant matter.Deuteronomy 5:11
Number of the word / term Vain in Deuteronomy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:21 And David said: “Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good.1 Samuel 25:21
Number of the word / term Vain in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 13:7 And there were gathered to him very vain men, and sons of Belial. And they prevailed against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. For Rehoboam was inexperienced, and he had a fearful heart, and so he was unable to resist them.2 Chronicles 13:7
2 Chronicles 32:15 Therefore, let not Hezekiah deceive or delude you with vain persuasion. And you should not believe him. For if no god out of all the nations and kingdoms was able to free his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers, consequently neither will your God be able to rescue you from my hand.”2 Chronicles 32:15
Number of the word / term Vain in 2 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Job
Job 6:18 The paths of their steps are entangled; they will walk in vain and will perish.Job 6:18
Job 11:12 A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.Job 11:12
Job 12:24 He transforms the heart of the leaders of the people on earth, and misleads those who in vain advance upon the inviolable.Job 12:24
Job 21:34 Therefore, how long will you console me in vain, when your answer is shown to be repugnant to truth?Job 21:34
Job 27:12 Behold, you know all this, and so why do you speak vain things without a reason?Job 27:12
Job 34:12 For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.Job 34:12
Job 35:13 Therefore, God does not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into each and every case.Job 35:13
Job 35:16 Therefore, Job has opened his mouth in vain and has multiplied words without knowledge.Job 35:16
Job 39:16 She is hardened against her young, as if they were not hers; she has labored in vain, with no fear compelling her.Job 39:16
Number of the word / term Vain in Job: 9
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 4:2 Sons of men, how long will you be dull in heart, so that whatever you love is in vain, and whatever you seek is false?Psalm 4:2
Psalm 5:9 For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.Psalm 5:9
Psalm 24:4 The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, who has not received his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor.Psalm 24:4
Psalm 39:6 So then, truly man passes by like an image; even so, he is disquieted in vain. He stores up, and he knows not for whom he will gather these things.Psalm 39:6
Psalm 39:11 I fall short at corrections from the strength of your hand. For you have chastised man for iniquity. And you have made his soul shrink away like a spider. Nevertheless, it is in vain that any man be disquieted.Psalm 39:11
Psalm 63:9 Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. They will enter into the lower parts of the earth.Psalm 63:9
Psalm 94:11 The Lord knows the thoughts of men: that these are in vain.Psalm 94:11
Psalm 108:12 Grant us help from tribulation, for vain is the help of man.Psalm 108:12
Psalm 119:37 Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.Psalm 119:37
Psalm 127:1 A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain.Psalm 127:1
Psalm 127:2 It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep.Psalm 127:2
Psalm 139:20 For you say in thought: They will accept your cities in vain.Psalm 139:20
Psalm 144:8 Their mouth has been speaking vain things, and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.Psalm 144:8
Psalm 144:11 Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of the sons of foreigners. Their mouth has been speaking vain things, and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.Psalm 144:11
Number of the word / term Vain in Psalm: 14
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 1:17 But a net is thrown in vain before the eyes of those who have wings.Proverbs 1:17
Proverbs 12:8 A man will be known by his doctrine. But whoever is vain and heartless will suffer contempt.Proverbs 12:8
Proverbs 21:6 Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death.Proverbs 21:6
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.Proverbs 31:30
Number of the word / term Vain in Proverbs: 4
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 1:13 You should no longer offer sacrifice vain. Incense is an abomination to me. The new moons and the Sabbaths and the other feast days, I will not receive. Your gatherings are iniquitous.Isaiah 1:13
Isaiah 29:21 For they caused men to sin by a word, and they supplanted him who argued against them at the gates, and they turned away from justice in vain.Isaiah 29:21
Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth. I have not said to the offspring of Jacob, “Seek me in vain.” I am the Lord, who speaks justice, who announces what is right.Isaiah 45:19
Isaiah 49:4 And I said: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Therefore, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”Isaiah 49:4
Isaiah 65:23 My elect will not labor in vain, and they will not bring forth in disorder. For they are the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their posterity are with them.Isaiah 65:23
Number of the word / term Vain in Isaiah: 5
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:30 So then, when you have been devastated, what will you do? Though you will clothe yourself with scarlet, though you will adorn yourself with a gold necklace and tint your eyes with cosmetics, you will be dressing yourself up in vain. Your lovers have spurned you; they will be seeking your life.Jeremiah 4:30
Jeremiah 46:11 Ascend to Gilead, and take its balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! It is in vain that you multiply medicines; there will be no health for you!Jeremiah 46:11
Number of the word / term Vain in Jeremiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 4:17 AIN. While we were still standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.Lamentations 4:17
Number of the word / term Vain in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 6:10 And they shall know that I, the Lord, have not spoken in vain, that I would do this evil to them.”Ezekiel 6:10
Ezekiel 21:23 And he shall be, in their eyes, like someone consulting an oracle in vain, or imitating the leisure of Sabbaths. But he will call to mind iniquities, so that it will be captured.Ezekiel 21:23
Ezekiel 21:29 while they look upon you in vain, and they divine lies, so that you may be given over to the necks of the wounded impious, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity.Ezekiel 21:29
Number of the word / term Vain in Ezekiel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Jonah
Jonah 2:8 Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy.Jonah 2:8
Number of the word / term Vain in Jonah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 10:2 For the images have been speaking what is useless, and the diviners have seen a lie, and the dreamers have been speaking false hope: they have comforted in vain. For this reason, they have been led away like a flock; they will be afflicted, because they have no shepherd.Zechariah 10:2
Number of the word / term Vain in Zechariah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Malachi
Malachi 3:14 And you have said, “What have we spoken against you?” You have said, “He labors in vain who serves God,” and, “What advantage is it that we have kept his precepts, and that we have walked sorrowfully in the sight of the Lord of hosts?Malachi 3:14
Number of the word / term Vain in Malachi: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 15:9 For in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.’ ”Matthew 15:9
Number of the word / term Vain in Matthew: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Mark
Mark 7:7 And in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and precepts of men.’Mark 7:7
Number of the word / term Vain in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Acts
Acts 14:15 and saying: “Men, why would you do this? We also are mortals, men like yourselves, preaching to you to be converted, from these vain things, to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them.Acts 14:15
Number of the word / term Vain in Acts: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 3:20 And again: “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”1 Corinthians 3:20
1 Corinthians 15:2 By the Gospel, too, you are being saved, if you hold to the understanding that I preached to you, lest you believe in vain.1 Corinthians 15:2
1 Corinthians 15:17 But if Christ has not risen, then your faith is vain; for you would still be in your sins.1 Corinthians 15:17
Number of the word / term Vain in 1 Corinthians: 3
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:1 But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.2 Corinthians 6:1
Number of the word / term Vain in 2 Corinthians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Galatians
Galatians 2:2 And I went up according to revelation, and I debated with them about the Gospel that I am preaching among the Gentiles, but away from those who were pretending to be something, lest perhaps I might run, or have run, in vain.Galatians 2:2
Galatians 2:21 I do not reject the grace of God. For if justice is through the law, then Christ died in vain.Galatians 2:21
Galatians 3:4 Have you been suffering so much without a reason? If so, then it is in vain.Galatians 3:4
Galatians 4:11 I am afraid for you, lest perhaps I may have labored in vain among you.Galatians 4:11
Number of the word / term Vain in Galatians: 4
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book Philippians
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.Philippians 2:3
Philippians 2:16 holding to the Word of Life, until my glory in the day of Christ. For I have not run in vain, nor have I labored in vain.Philippians 2:16
Number of the word / term Vain in Philippians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book 1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason also, I was not willing to wait any longer, and I sent to find out about your faith, lest perhaps he who tempts may have tempted you, and our labor might have been in vain.1 Thessalonians 3:5
Number of the word / term Vain in 1 Thessalonians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Vain’ in the book James
James 4:5 Or do you think that Scripture says in vain: “The spirit which lives within you desires unto envy?”James 4:5
Number of the word / term ‘Vain’ in James: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 62
