'Gains' in the Bible

And they took their livestock and the possessions which they had acquired in the land of Canaan and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him.

If a man has no redeemer, but he prospers and gains enough for its redemption,

‘My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed],And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’

For he has said, “A man gains nothingwhen he becomes God’s friend.”

He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, and gains no pleasure in the runner's swiftness.

So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence;It takes away the life of its possessors.

How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding,

He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked {gets hurt}.

Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,but righteousness rescues from death.

A gracious woman gains honor,but violent men gain only riches.

One person gives freely,yet gains more;another withholds what is right,only to become poor.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.

Poverty and shame are for those who ignore correction, but whoever listens to instruction gains honor.

Whoever ignores instruction hates himself, but anyone who heeds reproof gains understanding.

The mind of a discerning person gains knowledge, while the ears of wise people seek out knowledge.

He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul;He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.

Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.

When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom; but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

When a land transgresses, it gains a succession of leaders, but with an understanding and knowledgeable man, its stability endures.

Whoever gains wealth by charging exorbitant interest collects it for someone who is kind to the poor.

A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

When prosperity increases, those who consume it increase. {So its owner gains nothing, except to see his wealth before it is spent}.

Sorrow is better than laughter,For when a face is sad (deep in thought) the heart may be happy [because it is growing in wisdom].

Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."

And, I will give all the wealth of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah, will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

"Watch out! I'm vehemently angry about the unjust gains that you've earned, and about the blood that has been shed among you.

Now I will tell you the truth.“Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

Woe to him who dishonestly makeswealth for his houseto place his nest on high,to escape from the reach of disaster!

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?

What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?

I fast twice a week. I pay the tithe on all my gains.'

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;