VANITY. A consequence of the fall, Rom. 8:20. Every one is, Psa. 39:11. Every state of mankind is, Psa. 62:9. Mankind in his best estate is, Psa. 39:5. Mankind is like to, Psa. 144:4. The thoughts of mankind are, Psa. 94:11. The days of mankind are, Job 7:16; Eccl. 6:12. Childhood and youth are, Eccl. 11:10. The beauty of mankind is, Psa. 39:11; Prov. 31:30. The help of mankind is, Psa. 60:11; Lam. 4:17. Mankind's own righteousness is, Isa. 57:12. Worldly wisdom is, Eccl. 2:15,21; 1 Cor. 3:20. Worldly pleasure is, Eccl. 2:1. Worldly anxiety is, Psa. 39:6; 127:2. Worldly labor is, Eccl. 2:11; 4:4. Worldly enjoyment is, Eccl. 2:3,10,11. Worldly possessions are, Eccl. 2:4-11. Treasures of wickedness are, Prov. 10:2. Heaping up riches is, Eccl. 2:26; 4:8. Love of riches is, Eccl. 5:10. How unenjoyable riches are, Eccl. 6:2. Riches gotten by falsehood are, Prov. 21:6. All earthly things are, Eccl. 1:2. Foolish questions are, 1 Tim. 1:6,7; 6:20; 2 Tim. 2:14,16; Tit. 3:9. The conduct of the ungodly is, 1 Pet. 1:18. The religion of hypocrites is, Ja. 1:26. The worship of the wicked is, Isa. 1:13; Matt. 6:7. Lying words are, Jer. 7:8. False teaching is but, Jer. 23:32. Mere external religion is, 1 Tim. 4:8; Heb. 13:9. Almsgiving without charity is, 1 Cor. 13:3. Faith without works is, Ja. 2:14. Idolatry is, 2 Kin. 17:15; Psa. 31:6; Isa. 44:9,10; Jer. 10:8; 18:15. Wealth gotten by, diminishes, Prov. 13:11. Saints hate the thoughts of, Psa. 119:113; pray to be kept from, Psa. 119:37; Prov. 30:8; avoid, Psa. 24:4; avoid those given to, Psa. 26:4. The wicked especially characterized by, Job 11:11; though full of, affect to be wise, Job 11:12; love, Psa. 4:2; imagine, Psa. 2:1; Acts 4:25; Rom. 1:21; devise, Psa. 36:4; speak, Psa. 10:7; 12:2; 41:6; count God's service as, Job 21:15; Mal. 3:14; allure others by words of, 2 Pet. 2:18; walk after, Jer. 2:5; walk in, Psa. 39:6; Eph. 4:17; inherit, Jer. 16:19; reap, Prov. 22:8; Jer. 12:13; judicially given up to, Psa. 78:33; Isa. 57:13. Fools follow those given to, Prov. 12:11. Following those given to, leads to poverty, Prov. 28:19. All should know and acknowledge, Deut. 4:35.--Bible Text-Book. See Pride.