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Nave Topical Bible
• Vanity
Scofield Reference Index
• Vanity
Thompson Chain Reference
• Vanity of Idols
• Vanity
• Vanities
The Topic Concordance
• Vanity
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Vanity
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American Tract Society
• Vanity
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Vanity
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Vanity
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• World: Vanity of Pursuit of
• Self-Righteousness: Vanity of
• Profession: the Vanity of Mere
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Vanity
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Vanity
King James Dictionary
• Vanity
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Vanity
Webster Dictionary
• Vanities
• Vanity
• Vanity Box
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Vanity; Vanities
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Vanity
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Vanities
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• ܣܪܺܝܩܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
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• μάταιος
• ματαιότης
• אָוֶן , אוֹנִי
• הֶבֶל
• רִיק
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Does not usually denote, in Scripture, self-conceit or personal pride, 2 Peter 2:18 , but sometimes emptiness and fruitlessness, Job 7:3 Psalm 144:4 Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 . It often denotes wickedness, particularly falsehood, Deuteronomy 32:21 Psalm 4:2 24:4 119:37 , and sometimes idols and idol-worship, 2 Kings 17:15 Jeremiah 2:5 18:15 Jonah 2:8 . Compare Paul's expression, "they turned the truth of God into a lie," Romans 1:25 . "In vain," in the second commandment, Exodus 20:7 , is unnecessarily and irreverently. "Vain men," 2 Samuel 6:20 2 Chronicles 13:7 , are dissolute and worthless fellows.