15 occurrences in 12 translations

'Advantage' in the Bible

What advantage is to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

Verse ConceptsPhysical LabourToiling In VainUnder The SunQuestioning Life

and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

Verse ConceptsAchievementPhysical LabourdissatisfactionUseless EndeavourUnder The SunSuccess And Hard Work

And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.

Verse ConceptsLight And DarknessBenefits Of Wisdom

So I said {to myself}, "{If I also suffer the same fate as the fool}, {what advantage is my great wisdom}?" So I said {to myself}, "This also [is] vanity!"

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateUseless EndeavourWise Man Or Foolfate

What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?

Verse ConceptsMen WorkingQuestioning Life

For the fate of people and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath. People have no advantage over animals since everything is futile.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateUniversality Of DeathVanityAdvantagesUseless EndeavourCondition Of The BodyAnimals Having A Soulnatural Lifenatural DeathEverything Happening For A ReasonPetsThe Environmentbreathinghumanityfatebreath

After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.

Verse ConceptsTilling The SoilNature Of KingsAgricultureevangelising

When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?

Verse ConceptsGrowth In WealthFinancesFamily ProblemsWealth And ProsperitySaving Money

And this also is a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage is to him who laboureth for wind?

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsPhysical LabourLife And DeathTragedy

What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

Verse ConceptsAdvantagesPoor PeopleWise Man Or Fool

For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for man?

Verse ConceptsToo Many WordsUseless Words And ThinkingSchoolThe Power Of Wordsfate

Wisdom is as good as an inheritanceand an advantage to those who see the sun,

Verse ConceptsReceiving An InheritanceBenefits Of WisdomWisdom

If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge,then one must exert more strength;however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success.

Verse ConceptsAxesSharpeningBenefits Of WisdomSuccess Through GodSuccess And Hard Workenergy

If the snake bites before it is charmed,then there is no advantage for the charmer.

Verse ConceptsBabblersSnakebites

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