Thematic Bible: Unprofitable


Thematic Bible





All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
Verse ConceptsCharacter Of WickedPeople Going AstrayUseless PeopleNot Going GoodNo One Available



All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
Verse ConceptsCharacter Of WickedPeople Going AstrayUseless PeopleNot Going GoodNo One Available

Go, cry out to the gods you have chosen; let them rescue you in your time of distress.” Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionemptinessSarcasmPraying AmissCompetition


“They lift it on their shoulders [in religious processions or into battle] and carry it;
They set it in its place and there it remains standing.
It cannot move from its place.
Even if one cries to it [for help], the idol cannot answer;
It cannot save him from his distress.
Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionemptinessHearingProtection, Not Found InShouldersCarrying IdolsIdolatryOthers Not AnsweringSalvation By Other Things


“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.
Verse ConceptsUnprofitable Sins


“They have planted wheat but have reaped thorns;
They have exhausted themselves but without profit.
So be ashamed of your harvest
Because of the fierce and raging anger of the Lord.”
Verse ConceptsHarvestProfitsSin, Effects OfSowing And ReapingThornsWheatUnprofitable SinsNot Reaping What You SowToiling In Vain


“Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,
And your earnings for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight in abundance.
Verse ConceptsSpiritual FoodemptinessdissatisfactionPleasurePhysical LabourUnprofitable SinsBeing UnsatisfiedBuying FoodNo FoodPay Attention To God!FinancesMoney Blessingsenergy


“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
Verse ConceptsUnprofitable SinsGod Has ForgivenWe Have Sinned




You must not turn away, for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or rescue, because they are futile. Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionUseless ThingsRescueIdols Not ExistingSteadfastnessUnprofitable SinsUseless Idols


For there will be no future for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Verse ConceptsUnprofitable SinsExtinguishingThe Future

All who make carved idols are nothing. Their precious objects are worthless [to them], and their own witnesses (worshipers) fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfFalse ReligionRefugeIdols Not ExistingVanityUnprofitable SinsUseless PeopleShame Of IdolatryimageHinduism

The world is passing away, and with it its lusts [the shameful pursuits and ungodly longings]; but the one who does the will of God and carries out His purposes lives forever. Verse Conceptseternal life, nature ofGuidance, Need For God'sPleasing GodRiches, Nature OfPassing AwaySubmission To God's WillThings Passing AwayTransient WorldEternal ExistenceDoing God's WillThe World Without GodGod's Will


Then I considered all which my hands had done and labored to do, and behold, all was vanity and chasing after the wind and there was no profit (nothing of lasting value) under the sun. Verse ConceptsAchievementPhysical LabourdissatisfactionUseless EndeavourUnder The SunSuccess And Hard Work