Mark 8:36

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

Job 2:4

Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health.

Job 22:2

"Can a human being be useful to God, since he, who is wise, is sufficient to himself?

Psalm 49:17

When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him his possessions will not follow him to the grave,

Psalm 73:18-20

You have certainly set them in slippery places; you will make them fall to their ruin.

Malachi 3:14

You said, "It is futile to serve God,' and, "What did we get out of it when we carried out his requirements and went about like mourners in the presence of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies?'

Matthew 4:8-10

Once more the Devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor.

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?

Luke 9:25

What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world, but destroys himself or is lost?

Luke 12:19-20

Then I'll say to myself, "You've stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'

Luke 16:19-23

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.

Romans 6:21

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

Philippians 3:7-9

But whatever things were assets to me, these I now consider a loss for the sake of the Messiah.

Hebrews 11:24-26

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,

James 1:9-11

A brother of humble means should rejoice in his having been exalted,

Revelation 18:7-8

Just as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, inflict on her just as much torture and misery. In her heart she says, "I am a queen on a throne, not a widow. I will never see misery.'

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

General references

Bible References

General references

Job 27:8
For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life?
Matthew 10:39
The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it."
Luke 17:33
Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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