Bible Verses about 'Gain'

For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. Philippians 1:21

For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. Philippians 1:21	For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. Jesus death life
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 1 Timothy 6:6	Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment. faith joy materialism

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Mark 8:36	For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? greed materialism life
Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Psalm 119:36	Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. law greed heart
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. Psalm 90:12	So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. planning wisdom heart
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? Matthew 16:26	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? materialism life soul
If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3	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. love suffering giving
Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! Ecclesiastes 5:10	The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with gain. This also is vanity. money greed materialism
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. Proverbs 23:4	Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist. money greed planning
Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. Proverbs 29:23	A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. humility pride
Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13	Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding. wisdom mind understanding
Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest. Proverbs 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. righteousness money contentment
Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. Proverbs 4:5	Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. wisdom understanding Word of God
Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. Proverbs 11:18	The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. sin righteousness reward
The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers! Ecclesiastes 5:11	When goods increase, those who eat them increase; and what gain has their owner but to see them with his eyes? materialism money desires
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31	But those who wait for 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. hope encouragement strength
Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation. Proverbs 3:3-4	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. love reward heart
They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them. Psalm 44:3	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. love strength dependence
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Galatians 1:10	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. obedience reward relationships
I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions. Genesis 26:4-5	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. blessing listening obedience