Thematic Bible: Unprofitable
Thematic Bible
Character » Of the wicked » Unprofitable
And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one."
Character of the wicked » Unprofitable
And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one."
Idolatry » Described as » Unprofitable
They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.
Self-righteousness » Is vain because our righteousness is » Unprofitable
I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Unprofitable
My people will sow wheat, but will harvest weeds. They will work until they are exhausted, but will get nothing from it. They will be disappointed in their harvests because the Lord will take them away in his fierce anger.
Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!
That person sings to others, saying: 'I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
You should not turn aside after empty things that can't profit and can't deliver, since they are empty.
All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded: "All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless -- like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth."
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
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