הָבַל
KJV Translations of H1891
be (become, make) vain.
Word Origin & Derivation
a primitive root;
H1891 in the King James Bible
5 versesAnd they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.