Bible Verses about 'Gain'
| For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. | For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. |
| Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment. | But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. |
| For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? | For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? |
| Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. |
| So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. | So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. |
| 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? | 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? |
| 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. | 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. |
| The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. | A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who sows righteousness gets a true reward. |
| The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with gain. This also is vanity. | One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility. |
| When goods increase, those who eat them increase; and what gain has their owner but to see them with his eyes? | When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look at them? |
| Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist. | Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it. |
| A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. | A person’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor. |
| Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding. | Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. |
| Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. |
| Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
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