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. | But godliness with contentment is great gain. |
| For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? | For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? |
| Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. | Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. |
| So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it. | Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. |
| 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 will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? |
| 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. | If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have 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 for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will 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 shall 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 brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor. |
| Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. | Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. |
| Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. |
| Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. |
| A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who sows righteousness gets a true reward. | Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps 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, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his 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. | Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor, and good understanding 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 didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to 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 am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant 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. | I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. |
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