Popular Bible Verses about Gain - Page 10

Found 110 Verses (from 91)

Genesis 37:26

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Judah said to his brothers, "What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?" NIV

And Judah said to his brothers, What do we gain if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? AMP

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? KJV

He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price. NIV

And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall magnify with glory and honor, and he shall cause them to rule over many and shall divide the land for a price. AMP

Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. KJV

Job 22:3

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What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless? NIV

Is it any pleasure or advantage to the Almighty that you are righteous (upright and in right standing with Him)? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways perfect? [Isa. 62:3; Zech. 2:8; Mal. 3:17; Acts 20:28.] AMP

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? KJV

Psalms 119:104

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I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. NIV

Through Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. AMP

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. KJV

Proverbs 31:18

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She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. NIV

She tastes and sees that her gain from work [with and for God] is good; her lamp goes not out, but it burns on continually through the night [of trouble, privation, or sorrow, warning away fear, doubt, and distrust]. AMP

She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. KJV

Proverbs 28:16

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A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign. NIV

A ruler who lacks understanding is [like a wicked one] a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness and unjust gain shall prolong his days. AMP

The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. KJV

Proverbs 21:11

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When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. NIV

When the scoffer is punished, the fool gets a lesson in being wise; but men of [godly] Wisdom and good sense learn by being instructed. AMP

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. KJV

Psalms 119:36

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Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. NIV

Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetousness (robbery, sensuality, unworthy riches). [Ezek. 33:31; Mark 7:21, 22; I Tim. 6:10; Heb. 13:5.] AMP

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. KJV

Jeremiah 22:17

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"But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion." NIV

But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness and dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression and doing violence. AMP

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. KJV

Genesis 31:18

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And he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated in Paddan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan. NIV

And he drove away all his livestock and all his gain which he had gotten, the livestock he had obtained and accumulated in Padan-aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. AMP

And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. KJV