10 Bible Verses about Unprofitable Sins
Most Relevant Verses
My people planted wheat. They gathered weeds! They worked hard and got nothing for it. Because of my fierce anger their crops have failed.
Do not go after false gods and empty things. They cannot help you or save you. They are useless.
He comes to men and says: 'I sinned, and perverted what was right, but I did not get what I deserved.'
Treasures of wickedness (the morally wrong) profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
There is no reward for the evil man! The candle of the wicked will be put out.
All who make idols are nothing. The things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind. They are shamefully ignorant.
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
What will a man profit, if he gains the whole world, and gives up his life? What will a man give in exchange for his life?
For what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?
