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 toil there is profit, but mere talk 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 them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? greed materialism life

Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life. Proverbs 10:2	Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, 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 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
I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. Acts 20:20	I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching 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, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life 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 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
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 inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, 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	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
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, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown 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,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. law goodness righteousness