Ecclesiastes 1

Ecclesiastes 1 in full

King James Version, 18 verses. Tap a reference to link straight to a single verse.

1. Eccl 1:1

   The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2. Eccl 1:2

   Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

3. Eccl 1:3

   What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

4. Eccl 1:4

   One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

5. Eccl 1:5

   The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

6. Eccl 1:6

   The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

7. Eccl 1:7

   All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

8. Eccl 1:8

   All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

9. Eccl 1:9

   The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

10. Eccl 1:10

    Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

11. Eccl 1:11

    There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

12. Eccl 1:12

    I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13. Eccl 1:13

    And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

14. Eccl 1:14

    I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

15. Eccl 1:15

    That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

16. Eccl 1:16

    I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

17. Eccl 1:17

    And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

18. Eccl 1:18

    For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

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Ecclesiastes 1 is part of Ecclesiastes, book 21 of the 66 in the King James Bible. Read the 12 chapters straight through, or search any word across all 66 books.