Ecclesiastes 6:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
a man'sהָאָדָ֖ם
(ha·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
laborעֲמַ֥ל
(a·mal)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
is for his mouthלְפִ֑יהוּ
(le·fi·hu;)
6310: moutha prim. root
and yetוְגַם־
(ve·gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
the appetiteהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ
(han·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
is not satisfied.תִמָּלֵֽא׃
(tim·ma·le.)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
All the labour
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
of man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
is for his mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
and yet the appetite
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
is not filled
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

King James Bible
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All man's labor is for his stomach, yet the appetite is never satisfied.

International Standard Version
Every person works for his own self-interests, but his desires remain unsatisfied.

NET Bible
All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach--yet his appetite is never satisfied!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everything that people work so hard for goes into their mouths, but their appetite is never satisfied.

King James 2000 Bible
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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