Mark 8:36

What profit is it for a man to gain the whole world and to forfeit his soul?

Matthew 4:8-10

Once more the devil conveyed him to an exceedingly high mountain and showed him all the realms of the world and their grandeur;

Matthew 16:26

What profit will it be if a man gains the whole world and forfeits his own soul? What will a man offer as an equivalent for his soul?

Luke 9:25

What profit will it be for a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?

Luke 12:19-20

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample stores laid up for many a year; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'

Luke 16:19-23

There was a rich man, clad in purple and fine linen, who lived sumptuously every day.

Romans 6:21

Well, what did you gain then by it all? Nothing but what you are now ashamed of! The end of all that is death;

Philippians 3:7-9

But for Christ's sake I have learned to count my former gains a loss;

Hebrews 11:24-26

It was by faith that Moses refused, when he had grown up, to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

James 1:9-11

Let a brother of low position exult when he is raised;

Revelation 18:7-8

As she gloried and played the wanton, so give her like measure of torture and tears. Since in her heart she vaunts, 'A queen I sit, no widow I, tears I shall never know,'

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

Matthew 10:39
He who has found his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Luke 17:33
Whoever tries to secure his life will lose it, and whoever loses it will preserve it.