Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
General references
Bible References
General references
Ecclesiastes 1:3
What does a man gain from all of the work that he undertakes on earth?
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.
Ecclesiastes 5:16
This is also a painful tragedy: However a person comes, he also departs; so what does he gain as he labors after the wind?
Proverbs 14:23
In hard work there is always profit, but too much chattering leads to poverty.
Matthew 16:26
because what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?