Bible Verses about 'Gain'
| But godliness with contentment is great gain. | But godliness with contentment is great 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. |
| For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? | For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? |
| Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. | Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! |
| So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. |
| 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? | 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? |
| A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor. | One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. |
| 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. | If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. |
| He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity. | He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. |
| Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. | Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. |
| Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. | Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. |
| Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. |
| Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. | The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. |
| If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. | 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. |
| 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? | When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? |
| That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ. | That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 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 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
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