Quotes about Meaning
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
— Psalm 51:16
Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
— Psalm 72:20
I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
— Psalm 101:2
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
— Proverbs 18:8
These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
— Ecclesiastes 1:1
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 2:15
For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
— Ecclesiastes 2:22
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
— Ecclesiastes 4:3
For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
— Ecclesiastes 5:7
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
— Ecclesiastes 6:6
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
— Ecclesiastes 7:1
There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 8:14