But godliness with contentment is great gain. | Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment. |
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. | For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. |
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For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? | For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? |
Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! | Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. |
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. |
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. | If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. |
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? | For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? |
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. | The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with gain. This also is vanity. |
One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. | A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. |
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. | Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding. |
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. |
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. |
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. | Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. |
Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. | The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. |
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. | If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. |
When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? | When goods increase, those who eat them increase; and what gain has their owner but to see them with his eyes? |
Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. | Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people. |
For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. | For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, for you delighted in them. |
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. | Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ. |
I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. | I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and will give to your offspring all these lands; and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. |