{"id":46850,"date":"2025-06-20T05:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=46850"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:14:29","slug":"bible-verses-vanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-verses-vanity\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Bijbelverzen over ijdelheid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible uses vanity in two senses: what passes like a breath, and the empty glory a person seeks. Ecclesiastes opens with &quot;Vanity of vanities, all is vanity&quot; (1:2), and Psalm 144:4 calls a human life a breath. Paul warns against conceit (Philippians 2:3), and Jesus against doing good to be seen (Matthew 6:1). In Ecclesiastes and the psalms the Hebrew word is hebel, vapor or breath, and Proverbs 31:30 uses it for beauty that is &quot;passing.&quot; The conceit of\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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