Thematic Bible: Unprofitable
Thematic Bible
Character » Of the wicked » Unprofitable
“All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
Character of the wicked » Unprofitable
“All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
Idolatry » Described as » Unprofitable
Go, cry out to the gods you have chosen; let them rescue you in your time of distress.”
“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.
Self-righteousness » Is vain because our righteousness is » Unprofitable
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Unprofitable
“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.”
“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
“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death.
You must not turn away, for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or rescue, because they are futile.
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.
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
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.
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.
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