Bible Verses about 'Profit'

Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! Proverbs 14:23

Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! Proverbs 14:23	In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. reliability speaking encouragement
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Mark 8:36	For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? greed materialism life

Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life. Proverbs 10:2	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. honesty money righteousness
Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death. Proverbs 11:4	Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. money righteousness materialism
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 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? materialism life soul
I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. Acts 20:20	How I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house. learning evangelism
Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8	For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. health obedience life
Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. Proverbs 11:18	The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure 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, They increase who eat them; So what profit have the owners Except to see them with their eyes? materialism money desires
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17	All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. Word of God life equipment
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	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. love suffering giving
So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. Matthew 5:29	If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. sin desires hell
You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial. 1 Corinthians 10:23	All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify. law goodness righteousness