Ecclesiastes 6:11 - Compare All Versions
Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 MSG (The Message)
The more words that are spoken, the more smoke there is in the air. And who is any better off? And who knows what’s best for us as we live out our meager smoke-and-shadow lives? And who can tell any of us the next chapter of our lives?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 KJV (King James Version)
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 NCV (New Century Version)
The more you say, the more useless it is. What good does it do?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 ASV (American Standard Version)
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 NIV (New International Version)
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 NKJV (New King James Version)
Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 AMP (Amplified Bible)
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 NLT (New Living Translation)
The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?
Ecclesiastes 6:11 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?