10 Bible Verses about Unprofitable Sins

They shall sow wheat, and reap thorns. They shall take heritage in possession, but it shall do them no good. And ye shall be confounded of your own winnings, because of the great wrath of the LORD."

Yea, verily, I will declare thy goodness and thy works, but they shall not profit thee.

Neither turn ye after vain things which can not deliver you, for they are but vanities.

Such a respect hath he unto men. Therefore let a man confess, and say, 'I offended, but he hath chastened and reformed me: I did unrighteously nevertheless he hath not recompensed me thereafter.

Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.

And why? The wicked hath nothing to hope for, and the candle of the ungodly shall be put out.

All carvers of Images are but vain, and the carved images that they love can do no good. They must bear record themselves, that seeing they can neither see nor understand they shall be confounded.

Wherefore do ye lay out your money, for the thing that feedeth not, and spend your labour about the thing that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, and your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness.

What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?

For what shall it advantage a man, to win the whole world, if he lose himself: or run in damage of himself?