Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing [vain, empty, unsatisfying]
Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing [vain, empty, unsatisfying]
Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
Seeking things other than the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Mt.6:33) only results in chasing the wind. Solomon realized this as seen in Ecclesiastes, and Proverbs also shows that outward beauty is a vain pursuit. The transitory ends, but the eternal never disappoints. This is why Jesus tells us to seek the things above where He and the Father are...
הבל habel; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory;
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