Bible Verses about 'Gain'
| For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. | For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. |
| But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. | Now godliness with contentment is great gain. |
| For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? | For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? |
| Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. |
| So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it. | Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! |
| For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul? | For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? |
| And if I give away all my possessions to charity, and if I surrender my body so that I may glory, but do not have love, it does me no good. | And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. |
| Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. | But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. |
| One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility. | He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity. |
| A person’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor. | A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. |
| Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. |
| Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. |
| Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who sows righteousness gets a true reward. | The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. |
| When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look at them? | When goods increase, They increase who eat them; So what profit have the owners Except to see them with their eyes? |
| Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and a good reputation In the sight of God and man. | Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. |
| For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. | For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them. |
| For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. | For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. |
| I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because Abraham obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws. | And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed 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. |
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