Genesis 37:26

Then Judah suggested to his brothers, "Where's the profit in just killing our brother and shedding his blood?

Genesis 37:20

Come on! Let's kill him and toss him into one of the cisterns. Then we'll report that some wild animal devoured him and wait to see what becomes of his dreams!"

Genesis 4:10

"What did you do?" God asked. "Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.

Genesis 25:32

"Look! I'm about to die," Esau replied. "What good is this birthright to me?"

Deuteronomy 17:8

"If a case is too difficult for you to decide with respect to bloodshed, civil claims, assault and battery, or other matters of dispute within your courts, bring it to the place that the LORD your God will choose.

2 Samuel 1:16

David told him, "Your blood is on your own head, because your own words testified against you! After all, you said, "I myself have killed the LORD's anointed!'"

Job 16:18

"Listen, earth! Don't cover my blood, for my outcry has no place to rest.

Psalm 30:9

"What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?"

Jeremiah 41:8

Ten men who were among them told Ishmael, "Don't kill us, because we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the field." So Ishmael stopped and did not kill them or their companions.

Ezekiel 24:7

Her blood was in it. She poured it out onto bare rock. She didn't pour it out on the ground, intending to cover it with dirt.

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?

Romans 6:21

What benefit did you get from doing those things you are now ashamed of? For those things resulted in death.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

What profit

Genesis 25:32
"Look! I'm about to die," Esau replied. "What good is this birthright to me?"
Psalm 30:9
"What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?"
Jeremiah 41:8
Ten men who were among them told Ishmael, "Don't kill us, because we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the field." So Ishmael stopped and did not kill them or their companions.
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?
Romans 6:21
What benefit did you get from doing those things you are now ashamed of? For those things resulted in death.

Conceal

Genesis 37:20
Come on! Let's kill him and toss him into one of the cisterns. Then we'll report that some wild animal devoured him and wait to see what becomes of his dreams!"
Genesis 4:10
"What did you do?" God asked. "Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
Deuteronomy 17:8
"If a case is too difficult for you to decide with respect to bloodshed, civil claims, assault and battery, or other matters of dispute within your courts, bring it to the place that the LORD your God will choose.
2 Samuel 1:16
David told him, "Your blood is on your own head, because your own words testified against you! After all, you said, "I myself have killed the LORD's anointed!'"
Job 16:18
"Listen, earth! Don't cover my blood, for my outcry has no place to rest.
Ezekiel 24:7
Her blood was in it. She poured it out onto bare rock. She didn't pour it out on the ground, intending to cover it with dirt.

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