Job 21:15

What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

Job 34:9

For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.

Job 35:3

What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?

Psalm 12:4

They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

Proverbs 30:9

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

Isaiah 30:11

Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds.

Isaiah 45:19

I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.

Hosea 13:6

When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.

Malachi 1:13-14

And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

Matthew 7:7

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

John 16:24

Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

General references

Bible References

What is

Exodus 5:2
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.
Psalm 12:4
They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
Proverbs 30:9
For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
Hosea 13:6
When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.

If we

Isaiah 45:19
I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.
Matthew 7:7
Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
John 16:24
Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

General references

Mark 5:17
And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain